Wolverhampton Wanderers sporting director Matt Hobbs has revealed that manager Gary O’Neil is aligned well with him and chairman Jeff Shi and he is impressed with his work ethic and humility.
Following a poor start to the season, wherein Wolves have failed to win any of their opening five matches, pressure has increased on manager O’Neil.
They have a tough schedule ahead of them now starting with a fixture against Liverpool at the weekend and then Brentford, Manchester City and Brighton and Hove Albion next month.
On whether O’Neil runs the risk of losing his job due to the current run, Hobbs revealed that the board are backing him and knows the effort the 41-year-old has been giving for the sake of the team.
“Like all of us, Gary is obviously disappointed with the results and expects more”, Hobbs told the Daily Telegraph.
“Sometimes as a head coach, you can look at other clubs, like down the road at Villa and what they’ve spent, but he understands what we’re trying to do.
“He is so aligned to Jeff and I, and what our plan is. I’ve been really impressed with his work ethic and his humility.”
Hobbs further took time to stress the need for the whole club to find ways to support the manager.
“The whole football club has to find ways of supporting Gary and his staff, to find that extra 15 per cent they’re looking for.
“There’s been individual mistakes and some stuff we would change, but we’ve played all the big teams and not been tactically outplayed.”
Wolves’ only point of the season came in a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest in August.
O’Neil will hope to change that soon and starting this weekend when Liverpool visit Molineux.
