After watching their team fail to impress in a 2-1 home defeat to West Ham on Monday night, the Wolves’ fans will be focusing their attention on an increasingly uncertain future for their manager Gary O’Neil. It has been 38 goals in peerless Premier League since April with only two victories to boast, which makes O’Neil’s position at Wolves extremely vulnerable.
The club is now considering a replacement for O’Neil since it is aware that it cannot afford to make a hasty decision again without proper consideration. Although the 41-year-old manager is on the edge of dismissal which is expected as the sack comes after a bad performance against Ipswich, there are other concerns at Molineux too.
If the story of Hwang Hee-chan, who was previously a shining star under O’Neil, resembles Wolves, then it is in its decline. Hwang, who emerged as perhaps the second greatest attacker for Vegalta last season was reduced to a mere shadow of himself on the football pitch. Despite having moments when he looked a capable partner for Matheus Cunha, Gremio’s slump has seen Hwang relegated to the bench and left out in the big games, leading to question marks over his role at the club.
While strong rumors regarding his possible departure from Paris during the beginning of January, Marseille attempt and continued pursuit demonstrate his worth as a transfer commodity. Even in O’Neil’s comments about Hwang’s Premier League experience, there has to be a hope that he will be retained in the squad for the next season, assuming Wolves can avoid relegation this time.
In conclusion, the future of Gary O’Neil at Wolves unpredictable as well as the performance Hwang Hee-chan during the second half of the season shows that wolves are in for a bumpy ride in the crucial period of the season.