"That's put more pressure on Lima but we know he's a quality player and we also know that, like most players from the southern hemisphere, you're probably not going to get the best out of them in their first season in England.
"He's shown glimpses and with some of those more experienced, recognised players around him, he's going to grow. They'll take the pressure off and hopefully he'll go from strength-to-strength, which we're confident he will."
Sopoaga, who has a three year contract, was yellow carded for a no arms tackle in his latest match against Bath.
The Rugby Paper also believes Sopoaga has been affected by speculation about Elliot Daly and Nathan Hughes' future at Wasps.
