Wolves have been forced to make multiple controversial so far this season.
While their Premier League campaign started out in crisis, things have now greatly looked up for Gary O’Neil’s side.
Their recent form has continued to impress with Molineux becoming a fortress,
Now that the club is almost at the halfway point this season, we look at five decisions they have gotten right so far.
Keeping Rayan Ait-Nouri
The 22-year-old was constantly linked away in the summer with Julen Lopetegui reportedly ready to sell the full-back.
Replacements had also been lined up as well with West Ham defender Aaron Cresswell being looked at throughout the summer.
However, Wolves eventually decided to keep the youngster much to the relief of the fans.
So far this season, he has been fantastic. Ait-Nouri continues to provide a threat down the left flank and has been tremendous in recent games.
His performance against Spurs showed exactly why Wolves should ensure they keep the 22-year-old at the club.
The full-back’s ability is only going to grow over the years as he plays more games.
Bringing in Gary O’Neil
It is no secret that when news broke of O’Neil’s appointment, many fans were underwhelmed by their new manager.
However, after a tricky start, he has proved a lot of people wrong.
Optimism is back at Molineux, with fears about relegation seeming long forgotten.
The attacking football is some of the best football Wolves have played in a long time.
The victory against Spurs is proof of this. The hosts didn’t give up on the win despite Pablo Sarabia’s late equaliser. Wolves continued to push for all three points and were rewarded.
Selling Matheus Nunes
With Wolves already losing multiple important players throughout the summer, losing Nunes on deadline day was unthinkable.
Yet, that’s exactly what the club did when they accepted a bid from Manchester City for the midfielder.
As a result, Wolves brought in two replacements in Tommy Doyle and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and haven’t looked back since.
The duo have arguably made a bigger impact than Nunes did in his only full season at the club, with the midfielder mainly being inconsistent throughout the campaign.
Reverting to a back three
Wolves were certainly struggling at the start of O’Neil’s reign.
After their first six Premier League games, Wolves had only picked up four points and had just drawn to recently promoted Luton Town.
Their next task was against Champions League winners Man City after going out to Ipswich Town in the Carabao Cup in the week.
However, despite all odds being against them, the hosts managed to produce a shock 2-1 win.
O’Neil had reverted to a back three for the game after finding no success in a back four.
Since then, Wolves have mainly stuck to this formation and have reaped the rewards of its success.
Maintaining a tight summer budget
Many fans were calling for Fosun’s heads in the summer when it was announced that Wolves had to sell multiple players.
Captain Ruben Neves departed alongside multiple first-teamers.
Lopetegui would also leave just before the start of the season due to budget disagreements with Wolves seemingly in crisis.
However, with the ship now steadied Wolves’ FFP concerns seem justified, especially after Everton were deducted 10 points earlier this week for breaching the rules.