O'Neil 'seemed to be revelling' in growing pressure
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If anything, Gary O'Neil seemed to be revelling in the growing pressure at his pre-match news conference, even though he realises his side cannot continue to rely on excuses and the clock is ticking to find results.
Bottom of the Premier League with one point from their opening seven games, Wolves host Manchester City on Sunday before travelling to Brighton next week.
"I understand one point from seven isn't good enough and we need to prove we are better than that," said O'Neil. "That tipping point will come soon.
"We can't sit here forever and say we've had tough games and lost a couple of important players in the summer.
"Now what? Come on then, let's go."
He was again keen to emphasise the context of Wolves' start, wanting to shoulder the blame for his players, regardless of individual mistakes, given they are trying to carry out his plan.After their next two games, Wolves will have faced all of the current top seven in their opening nine matches.
Once that is taken into consideration - and the loss of Max Kilman to West Ham and Pedro Neto's departure to Chelsea - maybe Wolves' situation can be better understood.
Regardless, they need to start winning to survive and with Crystal Palace, Southampton and Bournemouth all visiting Molineux next month, that is likely to be the "tipping point" in their search for wins that O'Neil has described.