{"id":539206,"date":"2020-01-01T18:54:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T23:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=539206"},"modified":"2020-01-01T18:54:01","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T23:54:01","slug":"carlisle-united-sign-wolves-youngster-elliot-watt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/01\/carlisle-united-sign-wolves-youngster-elliot-watt\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlisle United Sign Wolves Youngster Elliot Watt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sky Bet League Two side Carlisle United have signed Wolves youngster Elliot Watt on-loan.<\/p>\n<h2>Carlisle United Sign Wolves Youngster Elliot Watt<\/h2>\n<h3>Looking For Experience<\/h3>\n<p>Watt, 19, has made one first-team appearance for Wolves; he started a League Cup win against Sheffield Wednesday last term.<\/p>\n<p>The teenage midfielder is yet to appear under Nuno Espirito Santo this season; however, he played for Wolves in the EFL Trophy against Morecambe.<\/p>\n<p>Watt was ineligible to be selected in Wednesday&#8217;s League Two fixture at Crewe Alexandra; he watched over the Blues as they were beaten 4-1.<\/p>\n<p>However, he could make his debut at Cardiff City in the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The move to Carlisle should allow Watt to test himself and gain minutes as he looks to move up the pecking order at Molineux.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in September about his chances of playing for Wolves, Watt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/elliot-watt-opens-up-wolves-16961587\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said:<\/a> &#8220;I&#8217;d be delighted to be involved in the first team games but at the same time you&#8217;ve got to realise the players that are in front of you.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every lad at this club&#8217;s dream is to play in the Wolves first team and in the Champions League, as that&#8217;s where they&#8217;re heading almost.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If it&#8217;s not here then maybe somewhere else on loan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the future, I want to play regular first-team football. Short term, my aim is to try and force my way into the first team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old also admitted that he is thriving in the 5-3-2 formation dispatched at both first-team and under-23 level.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really enjoy it,&#8221; he said. \u201cI can see everything in front of me and I can get play started from deep with my longer passing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I watch the first team players like Neves and learn from them and how they do it. There&#8217;s no better players to learn from.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"GOdP2KejQ1p9IboALBmoEg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1138045500\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'GOdP2KejQ1p9IboALBmoEg',sig:'SeJsmRMfSACD3g99XxMxbZgMSxVhEVukF_Rlh4JSgkg=',w:'594px',h:'477px',items:'1138045500',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sky Bet League Two side Carlisle United have signed Wolves youngster Elliot Watt on-loan. Carlisle United Sign Wolves Youngster Elliot Watt Looking For Experience Watt, 19, has made one first-team appearance for Wolves; he started a League Cup win against Sheffield Wednesday last term. 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