Gary O'Neil: Wolves' lack of clinical edge our downfall
Gary O’Neil believes Brighton’s clinical finishing was the difference in Wolves’ heavy Molineux defeat.
Despite many feeling Wolves were poor on the day, O’Neil insists the performance was pleasing and that Wolves’ struggles to score were their downfall.
Fabio Silva and Rayan Ait-Nouri had huge chances when the team were 1-0 down, before a second half capitulation saw them lose 4-1.
O’Neil said: “I didn’t think it (the performance) was worlds apart (from Monday). The scoreline will obviously make most people believe it was, but it wasn’t miles apart.
“Look at the numbers, the shots, the chances created. But, you can’t miss that many chances.
“It was an aggressive game plan and we tried to go after Brighton when we could. We pressed high and managed to regain the ball a few times and there’s risk attached with that.
“When we win the ball back and have our chances, we need to score ours, because when you don’t win the ball back and it goes to the other end, Brighton were extremely clinical with theirs.
“It wasn’t worlds apart, but I’m equally as disappointed as everybody else in the stadium that we lost 4-1. But there’s an understanding we’re very early in our process against a team that are a long way into theirs.
