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Mario Lemina has lost the Wolves captaincy after talks with boss Gary O’Neil.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 31-year-old midfielder has been replaced by defender Nelson Semedo as skipper in the lead-up to Saturday’s visit of Ipswich.<\/p>\n
The decision was made after Lemina had an altercation with West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen following the final whistle of Monday’s 2-1 defeat at London Stadium.<\/p>\n
It is the latest problem for O’Neil, who has been under serious pressure at Molineux with Wolves second bottom of the Premier League.<\/p>\n
“We’ve decided to move the captaincy to Nelson and Nelson will captain the group from now on,” said O’Neil, who only handed Lemina the armband in the summer.<\/p>\n
“Of course, the other night sparked the conversation, but it was an important conversation that had to be had. Mario and myself have a good understanding now of how we move forward and what it looks like.<\/p>\n
“We’ve spoken a lot this week – me, Mario and some of the other senior players. What happened after the game can’t happen.<\/p>\n
“We all understand emotions can rise, that we’re in a tough moment and everyone’s fighting and giving everything under big stress and pressure. But they’re scenes we won’t see again, definitely.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n