Wolves boss Gary O'Neil details reasons behind set-piece coach sacking

Wilson left the club earlier this month, having joined in July as Wolves' first ever dedicated set piece coach.

At the time of his departure Wolves had conceded from set pieces in five of their seven Premier League fixtures, and they conceded from another at the weekend against Manchester City in the first game since Wilson left.

But O'Neil says it was the right decision for the playing group and club for Wilson to leave.

"I did a lot of it last year set-piece-wise because I brought the way we defended them and attacked them from my time at Bournemouth," O'Neil said.

"But I wasn't the one delivering them at Bournemouth, whereas here I was delivering a lot of them with the help of the coaches.

"When we met Jack, he had a real good, clear understanding of set-plays and was very detailed.

"We thought that being able to give that part of the game a real detailed specialist in the area would help.

"He worked very hard, he gave everything to make it successful.

"Even though chances created against us in XG was fairly low up until Brentford, we were still conceding goals from it and I didn't feel the change in set-up and the change in tact had helped the team.

"So for me it was important that we didn't hang around too long and that we did what we thought was best for the group.

"He's a good guy, I hope it goes well for him wherever he goes next.

"When you're in football, sometimes things don't work out and sometimes you have to make tough decisions and they're never personal.

"I have no interest in myself or my own ego or Jack, just the club and where the club needs to get to.

"So what's the best decision for the club at this moment? In my opinion, it was to revert back to something that we've done before."

When asked if he will target a replacement, O'Neil added: "Not urgently, no. We'll have a look at set-plays between me and the coaching staff."