O’Neil not fascinated by Wolves sack as strain grows after heavy Everton defeat

Gary O’Neil insists he’s not fascinated by his future as Wolves boss after strain on his place grew following their 4-0 defeat to Everton.

Sections of Wolves supporters had been heard turning on the under-fire boss throughout Wednesday’s heavy defeat, which was the second straight sport they’ve shipped 4 after Saturday’s 4-1 house defeat to Bournemouth.

The newest stories point out O’Neil is predicted to stay in cost for Monday’s sport in opposition to West Ham and, talking on the press convention for that sport, the Wolves boss insists it’s enterprise as typical so far as he’s involved.

He stated: “I don’t take into consideration me personally. I believe for the group and the place we’re within the league, the final two consequence have allow us to down from the momentum we created.

“There all the time comes the following problem which comes very, in a short time at West Ham on Monday. There’s a lot within the final two video games that the group have to tackle and be taught from in a short time if we need to have an opportunity of being extra aggressive and extra constant.

“After all shedding two video games back-to-back and conceding 4 targets in each of them just isn’t the place we wished to be having recovered from a troublesome begin.”

“I can solely maintain going till issues change. So far as I’m conscious, I took coaching this morning, gamers that began have recovered, gamers that didn’t play have educated.

“You received’t discover anybody extra hardworking {and professional} than me. Final evening we watched the sport again, this morning we’ve come again in and we’ve watched it again once more.

“We’ve got began to prepare for West Ham and I do know I can get the group in an excellent place to go there and provides their finest once more.”

“Sacked within the morning”…

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O’Neil was requested concerning the criticism heard from the away finish at Goodison, which included chants of “Sacked within the morning”, with the 41-year-old saying he understands followers’ frustrations.

“I’m not hurting from on a private degree, I’m extra dissatisfied for the fan base as a result of I perceive how a lot it means to them each weekend”, he added.

“A very long time in the past I used to be a soccer fan. I understand how vital these days are to you and the way your membership will get on and the way it performs. It has an influence on how you’re feeling. I understand how a lot they offer. Time, journey, cash. I’ve an excellent understanding of how they really feel.

“As I all the time say the criticism is a component and parcel.”

‘We assume Lopetegui might be in cost’

Defeat for both aspect on the London Stadium on Monday may properly show detrimental their supervisor, with Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui additionally feeling the warmth following Tuesday’s 3-1 loss at Leicester.

Although six factors higher of than Wolves who’re nineteenth, Lopetegui is seemingly near the sack after a troublesome season since succeeding David Moyes having received solely 4 of their 14 league video games this time period.

“I haven’t even thought-about who might be in cost [of West Ham], O’Neil stated. “We clearly assume that Julen might be in cost.”

“They’ve an unimaginable group of gamers. I believe if you take a look at the quantity of attacking expertise that they’ve, what they’ve been in a position so as to add, it’s an unbelievably gifted group that we have now go and face on Monday.

“They’ve been in poor type, after all they’ve, however they go away to Leicester and have 30 pictures. They’ve one thing there to work with.”