I think the Wolves players have been good at listening to a manager for a long time now. I think this side is exactly what Gary O Niel needed to make him shine, and I think he is the person the Wolves players needed to show the results of their listening mentality. And with that combination you can get away without spending much money at all, which is great for the club at this moment. The lack of spending almost forces the need to pay attention to what the manager is saying. As a player it must be great too, as you know you will either be playing, or you will quickly be moved to another club that needs you. You will not be stuck with prolonged periods of being on the bench wondering if you will ever get a game, or worse not even being able to get on the bench. Which again enforces the work ethic and trust in the manager that must be needed. Gary himself is an optimist, he spouts that things will go wrong that you don't expect, and you need to be able to let go of stressing about those things and instead trust and be optimistic about what is going to happen next. He famously declared Bournemouth was safe before they were, something not many managers would ever feel optimistic enough to do. And he sort of did the same thing at Wolves, declaring quite early on that we didn't have to worry about relegation. Maybe if we ever make it to 9th place he will have us all packing suitcases and booking plane tickets.
Excellent analysis again 👍 it will be interesting to see how they do against Sheffield utd, who are likely to sit back and ask wolves to break them down. Wolves haven't exactly excelled at this so far this season
Question is what's wolves weaknesses then? If they defend so resolute and produce so many chances?.. As a wolves fan I can answer this. We really really struggle to break teams down..
Dawson’s pace and lack of passing range could be attributed to us not being able to break teams down, as it means we have to play a lower line (this invites more pressure) due to not being able to recover after a turnover and can’t pass it out from the back with great effect (leads to more frequent turnovers when passing it wide or into the midfield). A midfield 2 also isn’t the best for progression, but it’s only ever been an issue when defending turnovers after an attack. That’s why we’ve never beaten teams when we’ve had more possession (Brentford a big example of this). Our weaknesses lie within our recovery pace (Dawson - as good of a defender he is, unfortunately) and when dealing with other counterattacking teams.
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Another really insightful analysis, summarising GON's game plan perfectly. Wolves do this so well to teams that try to take them on.
Thanks for the insight, Wolves on the up 🎉🎉
Another really insightful analysis. Summed up the GON's game-plan perfectly, they do this so well against teams that try to attack them.
I think the Wolves players have been good at listening to a manager for a long time now. I think this side is exactly what Gary O Niel needed to make him shine, and I think he is the person the Wolves players needed to show the results of their listening mentality. And with that combination you can get away without spending much money at all, which is great for the club at this moment. The lack of spending almost forces the need to pay attention to what the manager is saying. As a player it must be great too, as you know you will either be playing, or you will quickly be moved to another club that needs you. You will not be stuck with prolonged periods of being on the bench wondering if you will ever get a game, or worse not even being able to get on the bench. Which again enforces the work ethic and trust in the manager that must be needed. Gary himself is an optimist, he spouts that things will go wrong that you don't expect, and you need to be able to let go of stressing about those things and instead trust and be optimistic about what is going to happen next. He famously declared Bournemouth was safe before they were, something not many managers would ever feel optimistic enough to do. And he sort of did the same thing at Wolves, declaring quite early on that we didn't have to worry about relegation. Maybe if we ever make it to 9th place he will have us all packing suitcases and booking plane tickets.
Excellent analysis again 👍 it will be interesting to see how they do against Sheffield utd, who are likely to sit back and ask wolves to break them down. Wolves haven't exactly excelled at this so far this season
Question is what's wolves weaknesses then? If they defend so resolute and produce so many chances?..
As a wolves fan I can answer this.
We really really struggle to break teams down..
Dawson’s pace and lack of passing range could be attributed to us not being able to break teams down, as it means we have to play a lower line (this invites more pressure) due to not being able to recover after a turnover and can’t pass it out from the back with great effect (leads to more frequent turnovers when passing it wide or into the midfield). A midfield 2 also isn’t the best for progression, but it’s only ever been an issue when defending turnovers after an attack. That’s why we’ve never beaten teams when we’ve had more possession (Brentford a big example of this). Our weaknesses lie within our recovery pace (Dawson - as good of a defender he is, unfortunately) and when dealing with other counterattacking teams.