Wolves need miracle to stay up but Rob Edwards has no ‘magic wand’

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Rob Edwards’ arrival at Wolverhampton Wanderers was billed as the start of a long-term rebuild, yet the backdrop he has inherited already resembles a club bracing itself for a return to the Championship.   Wolves are winless in the league, their confidence draining with every setback, and the sense of a team sliding towards danger is becoming difficult to ignore.

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00:00Rob Edwards' arrival at Wolverhampton Wanderers was billed as the start of a long-term rebuild,

00:06yet the backdrop he has inherited already reassembled a club bracing itself for a return

00:12to the championship. Wolves are winners in the league, their confidence draining with every

00:17setback and the sense of a team sliding towards danger is becoming difficult to ignore.

00:23From the opening hour against Crystal Palace, there were small but important signs of improvement.

00:29Edwards introduced greater organisation and urgency, with players responding to his instructions

00:34and the crowd trying to lift aside lacking belief. But once Palace struck their first goal,

00:40that structure collapsed. Wolves slumped towards another defeat, their 10th in 12 league games,

00:45and the reality of their situation right now again exposed. With limited attacking options

00:51and a squad short on depth, Edwards faces a challenge that may already be edging into miracle territory.

00:58The January transfer window feels like the only realistic opportunity to inject fresh quality,

01:04and even then it may be too late to spark the type of escape that defines seasons.

01:10Frustration inside, Molyneux is shifting towards resignation. Supporters directly only brief criticism

01:16at the ownership, a reflection of their fatigue rather than fury. The continued success of former

01:22Wolves players only deepens the sense of regret as Pedro Neto, Raul Jimenez and Morgan Gibbs-White

01:28all scored elsewhere over the weekend, a reminder that the talent they had has never recovered from.

01:37Edwards, a former defender with deep roots to the club, now has the task of rebuilding belief

01:41in a group whose confidence has been battered. He spoke openly about the ruthlessness of the league,

01:47insisting that improvements in intensity and data metrics offer encouragement. Yet the golfing

01:53confidence was clear. Palace were calm, efficient and decisive, with Adam Orton dictating the game's

01:59rhythm. His controlling midfield set the platform for Daniel Munoz's opener and Jeremy Pino's superb

02:05second, finishes that highlighted the difference between a team rising through the table

02:10and one searching for answers.

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