So I wasn’t entirely reassured after the Fulham game. It felt like we’d played just as ramshackle as usual, but managed to get the rub of the green - like, how does Raul miss an open goal like that six yards out? The second half was assured, yes, but the first half… it wasn’t anything better as such, it was just that we managed to roll double sixes for the first time all season, and that luck fed the confidence that led to the solid second half performance.
Comms today made a similar point - that the thing with Gary O’Neil’s Wolves isn’t just that we tend to concede a lot, but that we often concede in batches, early in matches. Then we huff and puff in frustration, tactically misdirected and relying on individual talent (Cunha especially) to try and make amends.
Today was another such day. O’Neil just does not have it in him to identify why this kind of match keeps happening to his team, or how to fix it, because if he did he’d have done it by now. God knows he’s had enough time to save himself, by the standards of other clubs and other owners in this division.
Please just sack the guy and get someone, anyone in who knows what they’re doing. He’s the worst manager we’ve had in the PL since promotion, and that much has been obvious for months.
