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Gary O’Neil is assured Wolves will overachieve once more within the Premier League this season regardless of falling to a 2-1 defeat to Newcastle on Sunday.
Mario Lemina had given the hosts a half-time lead, just for Fabian Schar and Harvey Barnes’ long-range efforts finishing the turnaround for the Magpies.
Wolves have now didn’t win any of their opening 4 league video games this time period and occupy the ultimate place within the backside three.
Their single level towards Nottingham Forest makes this their joint-worst begin to a Premier League marketing campaign, together with 2003-04, once they have been relegated in final place.
O’Neil’s facet have now additionally misplaced six of their final seven league video games at Molineux, shedding extra video games on dwelling turf in 2024 than every other staff within the top-flight (eight).
However the Wolves head coach, who oversaw a 14th-place end in his debut marketing campaign on the helm final yr, is assured his gamers will discover their groove.
“We have now higher depth, after all. The run is the run. The staff must be judged on what they did for the entire of final season.
“I’m certain we’ll overachieve what many individuals will count on of us this season.
“Everyone seems to be determined for our first win. That was near being our greatest immediately.
“We have now gone up towards a facet which have spent an terrible lot of cash and have been within the Champions League.
“There aren’t loads of groups that may go towards Newcastle and look the most definitely to win.”
An enormous effort on the pitch, matched within the stands pic.twitter.com/Kh6EzcqPjN
— Wolves (@Wolves) September 15, 2024
There have been positives for O’Neil to take from the defeat, nevertheless, most notably the efficiency of latest addition Andre in central midfield.
The Brazilian accomplished all 40 of his passes towards Newcastle, probably the most on document by a participant on their first ever Premier League begin with out misplacing one (since 2003-04).
“Superb, he’s an excellent participant clearly. New system immediately with the three midfielders in. An terrible lot of positives,” O’Neil mentioned.
“After all the one positives that persons are inquisitive about is factors.
“From my standpoint, to have provide you with a brand new construction for the staff and for it to look the way it did towards Newcastle was an enormous plus for us.”
