Wolves are searching for a brand new supervisor following the sacking of Vitor Pereira, and staying within the Premier League might depend upon discovering the proper candidate at Molineux.
A disastrous begin to the season has plunged the membership into disaster, with supervisor Pereira sacked after final weekend’s 3-0 defeat at Fulham, simply 45 days after signing a brand new three-year contract. The Portuguese’s departure comes amid an unprecedented failure that has left Wolves languishing on the backside of the desk and nearly sure of relegation.
Wolves are the one group in England’s high 4 divisions with no win, with simply two factors from their opening 10 Premier League video games.
Much more worrying for the Previous Gold, no membership has ever survived with lower than two factors at this stage of the Premier League season, with the Midlands outfit changing into overwhelming favorites to win the league after eight successive seasons within the high flight.
Wolves’ efficiency within the Premier League up to now |
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Wolves 0-4 Man Metropolis |
Bournemouth 1-0 Wolves |
Wolves 2-3 Everton |
Newcastle 1-0 Wolves |
Wolves 1-3 Leeds United |
Tottenham 1-1 Wolves |
Wolves 1-1 Brighton |
Sunderland 2-0 Wolves |
Wolves 2-3 Burnley |
Fulham 3-0 Wolves |
Wolves scored the fewest factors within the division (seven targets) however conceded essentially the most targets (22 targets), and went 14 consecutive league video games with no win for the primary time since 15 video games between February and August 2012.
Pereira had beforehand clashed with followers after his final sport, a 3-2 residence defeat to Burnley, when supporters at Craven Cottage shouted, “You are fired this morning.”
Of their seek for a brand new supervisor, Wolves are at the moment eyeing Middlesbrough supervisor Rob Edwards, who made greater than 100 appearances for the membership between 2004 and 2008, however Boro on Thursday rejected an method to satisfy the previous Luton supervisor (Sky Sports activities).
Nonetheless, in a sensational growth after Friday’s press convention was canceled, it’s thought Edwards is not going to be in cost for Boro’s Championship sport in opposition to Birmingham Metropolis on the Riverside right this moment.
Rob Edwards is ‘extra prone to be a part of Wolves’ after Middlesbrough’s choice
This comes after Boro determined to drop him for the sport, with journalist Ben Jacobs reporting that Edwards “now appears to be like prone to be a part of Wolves” after days of intense hypothesis.
The 42-year-old, described as “improbable” by James Collins, solely agreed a three-year deal in June after taking up from Michael Carrick, however is now trying to pull Wolves out of the relegation battle regardless of a formidable begin to the season at Boro.
This newest growth within the managerial merry-go-round comes after former supervisor Gary O’Neill emerged as a frontrunner however withdrew from consideration as he believed the timing was not proper for a return to Molineux.
Edwards’ teaching job at Boro has been distinctive as he led Luton City to promotion to the Premier League within the 2023 play-offs, demonstrating his means to create miracles with very restricted sources.
He led Boro to their greatest begin within the membership’s 149-year historical past, profitable 4 video games and conceding only one objective, incomes him the EFL Championship Supervisor of the Month award for August.
