After the international break, Newcastle United visits Molineux to kick off Wolves’ Premier League season.
Gary O’Neil’s team will face a challenging opponent, but one that will provide the Midlands club the opportunity to win their first Premier League game of the year.
Prior to the international break, Wolves recorded a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest to earn their first point of the season.
The domestic play break is now over, and attention will shift back to O’Neil’s team’s enormous obstacles going forward, starting with Newcastle’s visit to Molineux.Newcastle presents a problem for Wolves to overcome.
Hwang Hee-chan and Mario Lemina scored the game’s goals as Wolves and Newcastle tied 2-2 at Molineux the previous season.
When playing the Magpies on match day four of 2024–2025, there will be hopes for a comparable, if not better, outcome.
On the E&S Wolves Podcast, writer Liam Keen said that O’Neil has been alerted to one of the “biggest” issues he needs to resolve inside his team in order to win.
The defense is the main problem, according to Keen.
Finding the ideal player balance is crucial, regardless of whether Dawson plays or Toti shifts to left back and where Ait-Nouri fits into the scheme of things.
The Wolves expert made the boss’s life a little easier by emphasizing how crucial it is to have Rayan Ait-Nouri in the lineup and leaving it up to O’Neil to arrange his back line.
“You have to attempt to piece together all of these jigsaw pieces, and Ait-Nouri needs to be included in the finished image—the question is where to put him. It’s a difficult dilemma.
Rayan Ait-Nouri and Gary O’Neil are at odds.
After being nearly banished by Julen Lopetegui, Ait-Nouri, an Algerian, found his calling at Molineux, and very few Wolves players had the same impact as the Algerian last season.
The 23-year-old, who thrived playing on the left side of a defensive back five as a wing-back, was undoubtedly at his best under O’Neill.
Since switching to a back four, O’Neil has noticed that Ait-Nouri’s role has proven harmful to his output because a back five is a far better fit for the left-back position.
Ait-Nouri has played left-back and wing so far this season; it is unclear if the manager will switch up his defensive configuration and how the player will be perceived.
Given that Ait-Nouri, an Algerian international, holds the key to unlocking much of Wolves’ future threat, it will be interesting to watch how O’Neil arranges his team with his form in mind.
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The midfielder for Wolves, Tommy Doyle, has complimented a teammate on his most recent international success.
Twelve Wolves players were on international duty during the domestic play-off period, making it a busy time for Gary O’Neil’s team.With attention now shifting back to the Premier League, the Wolves team played a total of 881 minutes for their different countries during the two-week break.
For a number of Wolves players, the international action was an experience to remember, but one in particular had an unforgettable one.Yerson Mosquera receives messages from Tommy Doyle and Raul Jimenez.
With his first Colombian goal on his fourth cap, Yerson Mosquera achieved a personal high during the September international break.
The legendary James Rodriguez of Colombia assisted the 23-year-old in scoring a magnificent header against World Champions Argentina.
Mosquera gave a joyful celebration to his goal and thanked Luis Diaz of Liverpool and Rodriguez for believing in the Wolves player.
Yerson Mosquera receives messages from Tommy Doyle and Raul Jimenez.
With his first Colombian goal on his fourth cap, Yerson Mosquera achieved a personal high during the September international break.
The legendary James Rodriguez of Colombia assisted the 23-year-old in scoring a magnificent header against World Champions Argentina.
Mosquera gave a joyful celebration to his goal and thanked Luis Diaz of Liverpool and Rodriguez for believing in the Wolves player.
“Thank you all for the support you gave us for this important triumph,” the center defender wrote in a photo he posted on Instagram to mark the occasion.
As was to be expected, two well-known personalities complimented Mosquera on his tweet, which was flooded with supportive remarks.
Reaction came from teammate Tommy Doyle, and a touching conversation between the two players was shown.
Mosquera wrote, “Thanks mate,” in response to the Englishman’s comment, “Nice header lad.”
The 23-year-old responded, “The scorer already said it,” to another remark made by Wolves legend Raul Jimenez, which added, “Hot and scorer buddy.”
Following the international break, Wolves must get better.
After a sluggish start to the season, O’Neil acknowledged he has to reconsider a few things, thus Wolves were relieved to have the international break.
With a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest, Wolves have only collected one point thus far. However, three points must be obtained quickly.
On the fourth game day, if the Old Gold fail to secure at least a point against Newcastle, they will have had their poorest start in the Premier League since becoming promoted in 2018.
O’Neil will be aware of the issues that need to be resolved before to the game because the Midlands club’s schedule is getting tighter.
