Rob Edwards: I'm very disappointed that we failed to show the intensity we should have and didn't demonstrate the qualities I expect from the team.
2025-12-04 03:24

Wolverhampton Wanderers have suffered their 12th defeat in 14 Premier League matches this season. Manager Rob Edwards has urged the team not to give up easily. Nottingham Forest, visiting Wolves, failed to secure their first win of the season, while Nottingham Forest took three points at Molineux Stadium. Wolves' performance remained lackluster.
Despite the team's increasingly bleak prospects of avoiding relegation due to a series of defeats, the head coach still urged the players to at least show the necessary passion, resilience and commitment in the upcoming matches.
After the game, Rob Edwards said, "I was very disappointed with the team's performance tonight. It was almost like a completely different team compared to the level we showed on Sunday. At halftime, I asked the players if they were scared, and they denied it. I looked at them one by one for about thirty seconds and asked again, 'Are you scared?' They still answered no."
“But we played very passively in the first half, as if we were afraid of making mistakes. I’m not sure if this was influenced by the audience’s reaction, maybe it’s just human nature. I know we conceded a goal in the second half, but I think the outcome of the game was actually decided in the first half, because we lacked the intensity we should have and did not show the qualities I hope the team will have, which is very disappointing.”
"The head coach stated that the team is currently in a very difficult situation, and things were already bad when he took over. Although external factors cannot be controlled, the team can do its best. Unfortunately, they failed to perform as expected tonight. He emphasized that the team does not want to disappear quietly , and this is the belief they want to convey."
"But that's our situation right now. When I took over the team, things were already very bad, and we couldn't control what was happening outside. But we could focus on what we could do, and tonight we failed to do our part. We don't want to give up so easily, and that's the message we want to convey: we don't want to leave quietly ."
“We were constantly tracking back and passing laterally, lacking any real risk-taking. The pace of the game was too slow, and there were almost no highlights in the first half. The only thing to be thankful for was that the score remained 0-0. We kept tracking back or passing laterally, afraid to take risks or make any breakthrough attempts. We finally had a chance when John Arias turned and passed to Jackson, but ultimately the attack failed to produce results.”
“There were hardly any exciting attacks in the first half. John Arias had a good chance, the ball went just wide of the post, Jorgen Strand Larsen also had a closer chance to score, and Matthäus Mane also tried to shoot in the final stages. We launched several counter-attacks, and Marshall Munezi also had a chance late in the game, but ultimately failed to convert any of them into goals.”
“We must try to show some changes, inject new energy, and adjust our current approach because the previous strategy has not worked. Although we have built up some momentum, we have consistently failed to seize the key moments. The core of the game is to defend our goal and score in the opponent's goal, and we are now finding that very difficult.”
"But we didn't play well in this game. Frankly, I don't think either side played well. We haven't won in a long time, and perhaps even in this poor form, we still have to find a way to win, even if we're not in good shape."
When asked about the discontent of Wolves fans, Rob Edwards said: "I understand how they feel. I don't know when they last saw the team win, so I can understand. If I were a Wolves fan, I would be very angry too. I don't think it's personal; they've always been very supportive of me. But if I were a fan, I would be just as angry because everyone wants the team to win."
"They will support us; they saw our great performance over the weekend. I expressed my appreciation to them, and they all stand with us. Despite just losing to a Central region opponent and having been winless for some time, they will forgive our mistakes. Our fans are very opinionated; they want to see effort, passion, fighting spirit, determination, perseverance, and struggle, qualities that we failed to display tonight."
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