00:00So, Charlie, let's start with Wolves. Looking at their worrying start to the Premier League
00:07season and doing some research myself, it was actually the hardest start across the
00:13whole division in terms of up to power rankings. They rank how difficult and easy fixtures
00:20can be and Wolves have had the hardest run in the league. But you also can't get carried
00:25away with looking ahead and thinking there's easier fixtures to come, which there is. It
00:30might be in a couple of months. But that sort of makes having such a bad start also makes
00:36those easier games even more pressured as well. So, it's not been the best of starts.
00:41It's also one win in 15 for Gary O'Neill's side, which is certainly worrying. These are
00:46the facts that the fans have had to deal with. But now that they lose their centre-back in
00:51years to Mosquera as well, it's not looking great for them. How do you sum up the way
00:56they've gone? Because, yes, it's not done well at one point at the bottom of the division,
01:00but they have, at times, played some good football. It's just about holding on to the
01:04leads, for example.
01:05Now, I've been at a lot of Wolves games, covering them recently, and it's just such a weird
01:10story because you're sat there writing a report that's actually quite positive most of the
01:15time. And then there's 20 minutes to go and it's just the capitulation defensively and
01:20it all goes to pot. The fact they haven't got a single win this season in the league,
01:24obviously, they beat Burnley in the Carabao Cup, goals from Gonzalo Guedes, had a decent
01:28game away at Brighton in terms of the second half showing, nearly went through there but
01:32lost three to a late goal. There have been some positive signs. I'm just very surprised
01:37they haven't picked up that Premier League win yet. One draw in their opening games and
01:42bottom of the table, along with Everton, who everyone has been talking about as being one
01:46of the worst teams out there. Wolves are at the exact same level, same amount of points,
01:51same results, same goals scored, same conceded. But Gary O'Neill is right. The fixtures have
01:56been very difficult and things should take an upturn as things get better. I don't know
02:01if it's maybe a little bit of a psychological thing as well, looking at those fixtures and
02:06getting a bit ahead of themselves. And you maybe 1-0 up in the game and 70 minutes in
02:10you're thinking, oh, should we really be in this position? Does that get to the players'
02:13heads maybe? I mean, it's unacceptable if it does at this kind of level in the Premier
02:17League. You get very punished for losing concentration. And unfortunately, it's what's been happening
02:22to Wolves as they're rock bottom. They've had some real terrible fall apart in second
02:27halves of games. I think that Chelsea one in particular, it should have been more of
02:31a wake-up call than it has been. They've not lost 6-2 since then, but still the same kind
02:37of errors are being made and they're so costly. But of course, with Toti Gomez having his
02:41own injury problems, is that going to work? Wolves don't have the depth at the back either.
02:45Obviously, Muscaira is now out for the season as well. It is quite worrying in terms of
02:49that back line. They just need to sort themselves out, keep their concentration, build their
02:53fitness levels up a bit and they should start to improve their results.
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