Gary O’Neil isn’t concerned about Wolves’ recent struggle to find home form ahead of hosting Sheffield United this weekend. Wolves have been in fine form in recent weeks, winning five of their last eight in the Premier League and they know a win over the Blades at Molineux would be enough to take them into the top half of the table.
However, Wolves need to accomplish something they haven’t been able to achieve since the beginning of the year: win at home if they want to pass Chelsea, who are playing in the Carabao Cup this weekend, and move up into the top 10. This season, Wolves hasn’t always performed well at home, as seen by their losses to Brentford and Manchester United in their last two meetings.
However, O’Neil anticipates better performance this time around as they look to exact revenge on the defeat they endured at Bramall Lane earlier in the campaign.
The Wolves manager remarked, “Fine margins in the Manchester United game.” “We gave it our best shot, and I believe everyone had fun, but we ended up losing the interaction. The Brentford game left us feeling unsatisfied with our performance, but the boys are clearly quite clear about why.
“We are prepared to play again; we don’t want to lose at home, but as long as we maintain our current point differential, I don’t really care where we play as long as we continue to gain ground and compete to the best of our abilities every time. This week will be extremely busy due to three extremely difficult exams.
After Wolves’ victory over Spurs the previous weekend, O’Neil commented, “It’ll be a different game, a very different encounter,” of the challenge presented by United this week. Although Sheff United will set up differently from Spurs and the challenge will be different, it will likely be comparable to a few other teams we’ve previously faced that we still haven’t figured out the best strategy for. The boys are becoming more understanding.
“As Wolves, you don’t often get to play against opponents that will give you possession of the ball. Although I’m not claiming Sheffield United would play like this, you would think we would have more possession of the ball given how much of the season they’ve played as a back five.
Since I don’t think there will be as much room during transition, we’ve been attempting to focus this week on improving while maintaining our threat level. The slower paced nature of the game has occasionally irritated home fans, but we must accept this and figure out a method to prevail.
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