Sloppy in theirastics at Molineux, the hosts made three penalties for the Cherries before the latter responded with three goals in a eight minute rampage. This caused O’Neil to fume because he insisted that his team must correct their mistakes that cost them a match.
On his selection of the team, O’Neil admitted that changing a good performing line up was difficult especially following the away match against Fulham. Although he readily accepted that this might have been good for a change in retrospect, he drew attention to the fact that Justin Kluivert scored a hat-trick of penalties in a historical match.
Despite the earnest attempt by Jorgen Strand Larsen to make Wolves a contender once more with two goals, Kluivert was exceptional scoring three penalty goals for the Cherries. The match also saw goalkeeper Jose Sa being scrutinized for his participation in that which led to penalties being conceded though O’Neil did not mince his words defending his player despite fans increasing pressure to let go of his player.
When the home fans were calling for the Singaporean’s head, O’Neil emphasized for the team to remain united especially after a loss. Urging the players to take the defeat in their stride, he pointed out that the team has gone ten games without defeat in the English top tier and insisted that they needed to remain cool as there are tougher challenges ahead.