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Bitter Ruben Neves rips into 'long ball' Newcastle after frustrating 1-1 draw

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Newcastle United's "long ball" approach after their frustrating 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday. The Portuguese midfielder had put his side into the lead in the first half with a perfectly placed strike from the edge of the box just seven minutes before the interval.

However, Wolves were denied all three points when Allan Saint-Maximin equalised in stunning style in stoppage time after Raul Jimenez had seen a his goal ruled out following a VAR check.Neves was left angry by the visitors' style of play as well as the performance of referee Peter Bankes and did not hold back in his post-match interview.READ MORE: Willy Boly 'didn't turn up' for Wolves vs Newcastle with Bruno Lage left baffledSpeaking to Sky Sports, Neves admitted: “Well it’s the Premier League.

Every game is like that. Of course their style of play is like that. Just long balls and second balls. They’re not a team that wants to have possession too much, we knew that, we prepared really well for that.Despite Neves' complaints, though, Newcastle actually had the majority of possession, with 64% of the ball at Molineux.

The Magpies also completed 452 passes compared to Wolves' 260.Newcastle fans were quick to point this out to Neves on social media, with one tweeting: “Bet he feels a right tit after looking at the stats.

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