Wolves’ terrible start to the season against Liverpool on Saturday was extended.
At Molineux, Gary O’Neil’s team had a fantastic first half, but they crumbled in the second to lose 3-1.
The game’s star performer was the winger Pedro Neto, whose smooth dribbling often dismantled the Liverpool defence.However, the result ultimately portrayed a familiar image for Wolves, with Old Gold suffering greatly due to a lack of clinical performance.
O’Neil is aware of this and stressed the need for improved finishing during his post-game press conference.
On the performance, O’Neil
O’Neil has stayed upbeat but has questioned what went wrong, according to Nathan Judah’s story on X.
It takes a lot of effort to close that quality gap, and we did that in the game, he said, praising his team’s effort.
He proceeded by saying that given their opportunities, his team ought to have scored more goals.
We ought to have taken a few more chances, in my opinion.
Finally, he questioned what he calls “strange” choices that might have cost Wolves.
“At 1-1, we were holding on, and then we made a strange decision and caused chaos. For 80 minutes, we pushed Liverpool close.”
Why did it go wrong
Wolves will be immensely upset after controlling the first half and then completely crumbling.
It was a match that reminded me of the day Wolves lost to Brighton in the second half.
Given that we tend to get worse as games go on, this will raise concerns about O’Neil’s game management.
It makes the upcoming weekend’s victory all-important.
