"Deal with it, lads" - Wolves boss on outside criticism and players' reaction

Rob Edwards says he cannot control whether his Wolves players look at criticism and has urged them to deal with the scrutiny of them.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Rob Edwards (left) gives instructions to Jackson Tchatchoua (centre) and Jhon Arias (right) during the Premier League match at Villa Park, Birmingham. Picture date: Sunday November 30, 2025.

A terrible start to the season - which has seen Vitor Pereira lose his job and Edwards leave Championship side Middlesbrough to replace him - has Wolves bottom of the Premier League table.

They have a monumental task to stay in the division this season and many pundits and supporters have already concluded that Wolves will be relegated from the top flight.

Edwards admits he cannot control what they see, but also insists he will not try to protect them from it and has called on them to handle that criticism.

He said: "I can't control what they listen to or look at or whatever they might be scrolling on, I don't know, that's out there.

"We're in the position we're in, so we're going to be written off. 

"I don't look at anything personally or read anything or listen to anything, but that's just me and I try and put myself in that bubble. But I can't tell the lads not to live their life or anything.