Wycombe Wanderers manager Matt Bloomfield said he was ‘not that surprised’ to see Lewis Wing score from more than 40-yards out in their 2-2 draw against Portsmouth.
The 27-year-old lobbed a stranded Josh Oluwayemi from near the half-way to bag his ninth goal of the campaign, and his first under the new boss’ tenure.
It was the Chairboys’ final goal of the campaign, with Wing’s previous strike coming in Gareth Ainsworth’s last match in charge back in February.
He don't do tap ins. https://t.co/Q4PdLNTJWT
— James Richings (@James_BFP) May 7, 2023
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On the goal, Bloomfield said: “We know about the talent and ability Wingy possesses and he’s been incredible all season.
“He’s been a big player for us and he has produced moments of quality that have stood out.
“He just has that and whilst it was amazing goal, we’re not that surprised as he produces moments like that all the time in training.”
On the fixture, which saw Wycombe take the lead twice before being pegged back by goals from Marlon Pack and Paddy Lane, he continued: “It was a very entertaining game, nothing like an end-of-season match.
“We might have felt a bit hard done by near the end when we had our third goal ruled out for offside, but they had several good chances too.
53 - WHAT A GOAL, LEWIS WING!
— James Richings (@James_BFP) May 7, 2023
He's seen Oluwayemi off his line, and has lobbed him from 40-yards!
His ninth of the season - meaning his now level with Mehmeti as the club's highest this campaign.
🌙 1-2 🪙#Pompey #Chairboys
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“So a 2-2 draw with plenty of entertainment is a nice way to end the season.
“We did not look at this like an end-of-season game as I wanted to approach it in the right way.
“The lads applied themselves in training all week after a couple of disappointing results, and to me and my staff, the process in wanting to improve is very important to me.
“We live our lives by it as we want to make sure we can be the best that we can be whenever we step out.
“And of course, we want to improve but we showed lots of quality.
“The lads did that today [May 7].”
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