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Wolves retain their full support for Gary O’Neil and will give him time to reverse the team’s alarming decline.
O’Neil has lost six of his seven Premier League matches so far this season with bottom-of-the-table Wolves following the chaotic 5-3 defeat at Brentford on Saturday.
Fans turned angrily on the coach and players during Saturday’s game, with O’Neil admitting it was the worst performance he has ever seen as a coach.
Yet even though Wolves’ top brass were concerned about the performance at Brentford, there is a determination to fully support the manager throughout his poor run.
O’Neil signed a new four-year contract in August after an impressive debut season at Molineux, and the internal view is that he deserves time to show he has the ability and leadership to turn the club’s fortunes around. club.
Although Wolves have scored nine goals – more than eight other clubs in the division – the main concern has been their defense with a record 21 against so far.
With matches against champions Manchester City and Brighton following the international break, O’Neil may reconsider whether to make Wolves tougher to beat.
Last season, the team seemed more comfortable with a five-man defense – three central defenders and two full-backs – and O’Neil could return to that.
Wolves are also aware that the fixture schedule has been nasty so far this season, with defeats already against Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Liverpool.
Analytics firm Opta revealed in August that O’Neil would face the toughest first 10 games of any Premier League manager this season.
The defeat at Brentford is seen as the outlier and the first truly worrying performance of the season.
In November, Wolves face Crystal Palace, Southampton, Fulham and Bournemouth in a four-game stretch from which they expect to pick up points.
Concerned fans, however, point to poor results at the end of last season, which now mean O’Neil’s run is one win in 17 league matches.
Behind the scenes, the Wolves are united, with president Jeff Shi and athletic director Matt Hobbs eager to support O’Neil throughout this run. In a joint interview with Telegraph Sport last week, Shi and Hobbs both praised O’Neil and his work ethic.
After the Brentford defeat, O’Neil said: “This is the furthest group I’ve seen from what we wanted to look like.
“It was the worst match I have been involved in as a coach. This is the first evidence that we need to rethink.
The strength of the wolf is in the pack, and this must be more true than ever at Molineux in the coming weeks.
