Wolves are at serious risk of being relegated to the Championship if form in the Premier League does not improve.
Vitor Pereira was unbeaten for three games in a row to commence his Wolves career however, the manager’s honeymoon period ended abruptly.
Now, Wolves have four consecutive defeats on the board, seeing the Old Gold drop down into the bottom three of the Premier League table.
Lack of depth, quality and consistency has been credited as some of the reasons behind Wolves’ poor campaign so far but, another issue is not going away.
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Wolves squad blasted for lack of ‘desire’ after Arsenal defeat
Most recently, Wolves lost 1-0 to Arsenal at Molineux in a game that could’ve ended so differently for the hosts.
The Old Gold tested the Gunners throughout and were handed a boost to take into the interval as Myles Lewis-Skelly was controversially sent off.
Just as it looked as though Wolves had an advantage, Joao Gomes was then sent off too, something that all but killed the game for the Midlands side.
Pereira was furious with Gomes’ lack of discipline but, it can never be said that the Brazilian doesn’t give his all, which can’t be said for others in the squad.
Watching the game unfold at Molineux was commentator Jacqui Oatley, who took to X to relay her thoughts on Wolves.
Oatley shared the research she’d done on the goals Wolves have conceded this season prior to covering the game, to which she identified one damning finding.
“They [Wolves players] have to actually want to stop a cross,” the commentator said.
“The lack of tenacity and desire to close down an opponent who’s about to cross or shoot is mind-blowing.”
Given that Wolves have conceded 52 goals in the Premier League this season and the most from set play, Oatley’s ‘mind-blowing’ observation of the Old Gold must be addressed promptly.
Lack of desire in the squad will send Wolves down
In the thick of a relegation battle, the last thing Pereira needs from his players is for them to not be entirely committed to survival.
Such doesn’t just come on a game-by-game basis, but a daily one, applying themselves correctly in training and putting things into practice when it matters most on a matchday.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 16 |  EvertonEverton | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 23 |
| 17 |  LeicesterLeicester | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 49 | -24 | 17 |
| 18 |  WolvesWolves | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 52 | -20 | 16 |
| 19 |  IpswichIpswich | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 47 | -26 | 16 |
| 20 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 23 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 53 | -37 | 6 |
Against Arsenal, Wolves conceded from a cross into the box met by an unmarked Riccardo Calafiori who finished sublimely with the time and precision to do so.
The lapse in concentration cost Wolves three points, which has been the case so many times this term.
What’s concerning is that improvement isn’t being seen, which takes the matter out of the manager’s hands and rests on the players.
As Oatley described the lack of desire in the Wolves squad as ‘mind-blowing’, several individuals must wake up and switch on before it’s too late.