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The Top Flight’s ‘Outside the Top Six’ Premier League Team of the Year

By Arjun Balaraman

WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 24: Raul Jimenez of Wolverhampton Wanderers and Diogo Jota of Wolverhampton Wanderers plays the ball over the line during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal FC at Molineux on April 24, 2019 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 24: Raul Jimenez of Wolverhampton Wanderers and Diogo Jota of Wolverhampton Wanderers plays the ball over the line during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal FC at Molineux on April 24, 2019 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) /
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Jota has been immense for Wolves since Nuno Espirito Santo tweaked his system and stuck the Portuguese winger up front with striker Raul Jimenez.

Since then, he has scored six of his eight goals in the league playing in that more central, advanced role. The two have formed a special partnership, with Jota getting in behind opposing defenses while Jimenez holds the ball up and plays him through.

With his pace and trickery, Jota is a problem for most defenders, especially when he is running at them. Just 22, he could be in line for a move to a bigger club in the near future.

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