Wolves manager Gary O’Neil has had his future speculated about over the past 24 hours, with one opinion on the manager now causing Micah Richards and Gary Lineker to disagree.
Despite the attention being far away from Molineux due to the international break, Wolves boss Gary O’Neil has been in the headlines.
Yesterday, it was reported by ESPN that Manchester United were hoping to talk to the Englishman regarding a potential coaching role in the near future.
The report encouraged a lot of debate over the manager’s stance at Wolves, with it expected that the 40-year-old will be firmly focused on the tasks ahead at Molineux.
Moving away from the topic of Manchester United’s reported interest in the boss, the former Bournemouth manager also had his future spoken about with regard to the England job.
Micah Richards and Gary Lineker disagree about one Gary O’Neil topic
With it being the international break, England boss Gareth Southgate has had his tactical approach questioned as the Three Lions failed to win in either of their games against Brazil and Belgium.
Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards opened a discussion over who the next England manager could be.
Richards was the figure to bring up the Wolves boss however, Lineker did not share his opinion.
Speaking on the podcast, Richards said: “Gary O’Neil, why not?”
To which Lineker replied to share his reason to believe why O’Neil would not be suitable for the high-profile international job.
“It’s a bit early for him, he’s only really been managing for a season and a half, he’s doing really well.”
Given O’Neil’s success at Wolves this season, it’s somewhat unsurprising to see his future spoken about, whether it be theoretical or not.
Gary O’Neil has shown his worth despite his short managerial career
Despite having only managed 72 competitive games during his time at both Bournemouth and Wolves, it has taken the Englishman little time to make an impact.
The 40-year-old took on an almost impossible task to keep Bournemouth up last season, which he succeeded at, followed by taking on a monumental job at Wolves after the lows of last summer.
O’Neil has laughed in the face of adversity in both of his roles as a manager so far, suggesting that his experience means very little when it comes to the results he can summon against the odds.
Not only has the boss fired Wolves up the table, but he’s revitalised the players and has enhanced the overall confidence of the side, something that can’t be said for all managers so early in their careers.
Experience can only come with time, which Wolves will be hoping O’Neil spends with them in what could blossom into a memorable story between the Englishman and the Midlands club.