Rob Edwards’ grimace on the finish advised a narrative on its personal – and his common post-match ‘lap of appreciation’ bore the hallmarks of a membership in deepest peril.
So few Wolves followers stayed behind to clap again at Edwards that there barely appeared any level in doing it. A chastening finish to a day he dreamed of. It would have damage.
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The new Wolves boss should harbour hope that higher days lie forward, however which may imply a drop into the league from which he got here.
Those supporters are deeply disgruntled with occasions on and off the pitch. Wolves are solely the eighth workforce ever to go the opening 12 video games of a Premier League season with out successful, which is abysmal.
If this sport was to be taken in isolation, it stands alone as a damning indictment of the place Wolves are at. Their squad doesn’t seem to have the minerals and they don’t look adequate to even end larger than backside.
The restricted possibilities that they had resulted in wild swipes or miscalculated last balls. Decision making and tactical self-discipline was poor. Jorgen Strand Larsen – up high and bereft of objectives this season – appeared alone.
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Wolves barely made an imprint on Crystal Palace. Oliver Glasner mentioned it was arduous work for his workforce. That was unfaithful in many individuals’s guises because the night mist descended on Molineux.
January can’t come quickly sufficient for Wolves if – and it’s a monumental if – there stays any vestige of hope. And even then they have to get issues proper.
On this proof, they haven’t bought recruitment proper in current instances and it has left Edwards with a activity that may be past even essentially the most skilled managers.