After the ‘chaos’ at Liverpool, Wolves’ manager makes a bold claim about the Premier League title race

Gary O’Neil admits that his Wolves team was unable to handle the “chaos” the Reds can inflict and now believes that Liverpool can contend for the Premier League title this year. The Molineux team’s well-deserved 1-0 halftime lead was wiped out by an outstanding Liverpool second-half performance as the guests won 3-1 on Saturday.

Jurgen Klopp’s team, who is now unbeaten in their last 16 matches in the top flight, kept up their strong start to the season. The quality of the Reds’ bench, says Wolves manager O’Neil, who previously worked at Liverpool’s academy, was a telling factor. “We can look at the bright side in that Liverpool are going to be a top side this year, they are going to be right up at the top of the league without a doubt,” he said. “These are not the types of games on which we are evaluated.

When you compare the two teams, you can see how much work it takes to close the quality gap between us and Liverpool, which we did for a very long time. Our ability to close that gap was aided by our organization, structure, and player caliber. “You are aware that you won’t always be the better team playing Liverpool. We probably could have taken one or two of our situations when we were in the lead. “Then we lost a little bit of energy, they got control, and they can bring on (Darwin) Nunez and (Luis) Diaz, and you know you have to dig in. We were at a 1-1 tie, so (Jose) Sa didn’t have to make many saves.

Then we take an odd action, cause some confusion, and give up a second goal. When you cause trouble for Liverpool, they are adept at dealing with it. “. At 1-1, O’Neil continued, “They had lots of the ball, but we knew where they would be. Everybody put forth a significant effort to push Liverpool that close up until the final eighty minutes. “Their substitutes had a significant impact on the game. However, we gave up a second goal that was absolutely absurd.

We need to eliminate the unpredictability of our players’ play until the final third because they can play quite loosely and have for a long time. “.