Aston Villa news: Steve Bruce explains why Wolves were better than his team
Villa succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at Molineux, with Diogo Jota and Leo Bonatini on target for Wolves.
“To create chances you have to get the ball back better,” Bruce said.
“I didn’t think we went after the ball well enough.
“You can go at formations and systems and everything but I didn’t think we did enough. It’s as simple as that.
“We huffed and puffed and gave the ball away too cheaply when we had it.”
Bruce celebrated a year in charge of Villa in the week leading up to the game.
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Wolves celebrate their second goal
He replaced Roberto Di Matteo with the Villans struggling at the wrong end of the Championship table.
Despite the defeat at Wolves, Bruce believes his side have made progress over the last year.
He added: “We’ve found it difficult again, though.
“Wolves have improved enormously as well.
“They’ve got good players here now. You’d expect them to be better.
“I believe we are better now, certainly.
“But we didn’t have enough possession to make a difference and we didn’t do enough without the ball.
“You have to say Wolves were better even though it sticks in your throat.”
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Villa remain seventh in the Championship table and are just one point outside the play-off spots.
When asked whether he believes Villa are a top-six team, Bruce replied: “I sincerely hope so.
“I think we are. There’s a long way to go.
“But I think we’ve got the ingredients of being a top-six team yes.”