Wolves round-up – Gary O’Neil’s verdict on Jose Sa, Matheus Cunha’s clear demand and more

After experiencing two wins in a row, Wolves were sent crashing back down to earth following their 4-2 defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday.

The loss left Wolves level on points with 17th-place Crystal Palace, making their next two matches even bigger.

Wolves fans called for Gary O’Neil to be sacked once more on Saturday, and those calls could grow even louder if they feel to beat Everton or West Ham.

With pressure mounting on O’Neil to deliver some results, or put his job at even more risk, it could turn out to be a pivotal week in his managerial career at Molineux.

Here, Molineux News rounds up some of the top Wolves stories.

Matheus Cunha now told how to reach the ‘highest level’

News broke on Friday that Wolves have offered Matheus Cunha a new contract, rewarding his stunning early season form.

The Brazilian went into the game against Bournemouth with an impressive tally of seven goals and three assists in the Premier League.

The 25-year-old was expected to deliver once more on Saturday however, his performance was below his usual standards, with Cunha now told how he can reach the ‘highest level’ by Wolves expert Liam Keen.

Speaking after the game, Keen said: “He was not just marked out of the game by Bournemouth but when he did get on the ball, he didn’t look sharp.

“It wasn’t his day and unfortunately that comes back to the question of consistency. If he wants to get to the very highest level he’s going to have to be a bit more consistent.”

Jose Sa confronted Wolves fan at Molineux

It was a bad day at the office for Wolves on Saturday and a horrible performance by Jose Sa, who conceded two penalties by clattering into Bournemouth striker Evanilson.

The Portuguese international crumbled on the pitch by making multiple errors and failed to keep his composure as he was involved in some ugly scenes at half-time.

Sa was seen confronting a Wolves fan who was hurling some abuse at him during the game. The goalkeeper defended himself by expressing his thoughts about the supporter, leading to the fan being marched out of Molineux by security.

Fans who watched the debacle unfold from the stands applauded the Wanderers keeper, displaying full support for the 31-year-old, with Sam Johnstone the biggest winner for Wolves on the day.

Gary O’Neil aims subtle dig at Sa

In the fallout after the game, the Wolves boss was unsurprisingly questioned about the individual errors that led to three of Bournemouth’s four goals.

Having conceded two penalties for similar challenges on the Cherries striker, the £40k-a-week goalkeeper was at the centre of his side’s demise, with O’Neil aiming a subtle dig at Sa post-match.

“There were two crazy penalties from back passes when we had no need to play back passes in either of those instances. We could have played forward.

“There is stuff there that gave us absolutely no chance today, even though the lads kept fighting and managed to get themselves back into it.

“You can’t make that basic of an error that many times in a Premier League game and hand points to the opposition,” the manager said.

Gary O’Neil is Wolves worst manager of the modern era

Finally, one statistic emerged after the game which suggests O’Neil is the worst Wolves manager of the modern era.

Of the previous five managers in the dugout at Molineux, the 41-year-old’s win percentage of 33.3% is the worst of all six bosses, including Paul Lambert and Walter Zenga.

The above table makes for grim reading and explains why Wolves fans are desperate to see O’Neil get sacked sooner rather than later.