Wolves’ terrible start to the season will not be forgotten as easily as Gary O’Neil would like.
After an encouraging pre-season, there was great hope that Wolves would take further steps under O’Neil in the 2024/25 campaign.
While such desires are still very much possible, the Old Gold will have to show great improvement quickly if progression is to be seen.
After five games played in the Premier League season, Wolves sit bottom of the table with just one point, having lost four and secured one draw so far.
Wolves part of English top-flight history with start to 2024/25
O’Neil will want to move away from Wolves’ bad start as promptly as possible, however, the start of the 2024/25 campaign is now held by the record books.
Alarmingly, for the first time in the history of the English top-flight, six clubs have failed to win any of their opening five league fixtures.
Wolves are part of the record, joined by Leicester City, Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Southampton and Everton.
It’s a terrible part of history for the Old Gold to be a part of, with the Midlands club sitting joint-bottom with the Toffees with one point and a goal difference of minus nine.
What the record won’t take note of is the fact that performance-wise, Wolves haven’t been atrocious, with the majority of the results coming due to second-half collapses.
Gary O’Neil has his work cut out
By no means is O’Neil’s job thought to be under the microscope however, the manager cannot escape the fact that improvement has to be seen from his side.
Performing well for an hour of a game is simply not enough in the Premier League, as the table proves with Wolves sitting 20th and writing their name into history.
Not only must the boss get his side to perform for a full 90 minutes, but must also prepare to battle the course of the 2024/25 calendar with a limited squad, a tale that Molineux has sadly become accustomed to.
It’s been a harsh start to Wolves, who have an incredibly talented squad, with the schedule not set to get any easier for the Midlands side any time soon.