Journalist Dean Jones told GIVEMESPORT that some fans will have made a “full 180” in their opinion of former Bournemouth manager Gary O’Neil, despite the fact that his appointment only a few days before the start of the season may have raised some eyebrows among the fan base.
The week prior to Wolves’ Premier League opener at Old Trafford against Manchester United, the team declared that they had reached a mutual agreement to let Julen Lopetegui go. After being appointed manager of Wolves, O’Neil, forty, had only a few days to get his team ready for the season opener.
In the first Monday Night Football game of the season, the Midlands team was defeated, but O’Neil has embraced his team.
] on a fruitful path ever since. The Wanderers, who are now in ninth place in the Premier League standings, have a chance to qualify for Europe before the next season.
O’Neil has performed incredibly well for the Wolves.
In addition to having only a few practise sessions to establish his training methods prior to the start of the season, Wolves had a challenging summer transfer window. The Midlands team brought in approximately £140 million via player sales, with notable players including Ruben Neves, Matheus Nunes, and Conor Coady leaving.
O’Neil had a difficult beginning to his tenure at Molineux, but in the past several months, he has begun to gain a feel for his players. Given the uncertainties surrounding the club in the summer, many Wolves supporters would have anticipated a relegation battle; nonetheless, European football now appears more plausible than the Wanderers playing in in the Championship next season.
Journalist Jones earlier stated to GIVEMESPORT that O’Neil is improving with each game he manages for Wolves, implying that his name and reputation as a player frequently cause him to be discredited. Due to their playing background, some managers bring a lot of buzz to their new clubs, but they fall short of expectations.
Wolves failed to sign a new center-forward during the January transfer window, and they let two strikers to leave—Sasa Kalajdzic and Fabio Silva. Recently, Matheus Cunha was also ruled out due to injuries, but O’Neil is still producing outcomes.
Wolves face fight to keep O’Neil
Wolves supporters will likely feel that they have a manager who is willing to get his head down regardless of what is happening behind the scenes. The board failed to provide him with a new striker, despite allowing two to depart, but that hasn’t stopped O’Neil from working hard to get results.
Wolves’ impressive performances this season could lead to clubs in the Premier League considering attempting to prise O’Neil away from Molineux. Journalist Jones previously told GIVEMESPORT that he wouldn’t be surprised if West Ham United considered appointing the 40-year-old as a potential replacement for David Moyes.
