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10 Oct 2026 17:41:48
That result has to be a reality check for Peixoto. Tommy Doyle cannot start games for Wolves. He was so poor. Chasing round trying to grab arms and shirts because he's too slow. Trying to tell other players what to do when he's not good enough to do what he's tasked with. A truly dreadful performance.
I would say it was a typical post international break result for Wolves. They could play Bilston Town after an international break and struggle. Slogging all the way up to Boro was always going to be a nightmare.
However, Peixoto got his tactics wrong in that game. Starting Doyle in the 10 role was nonsensical. You think of the team first. You don't put the teachers pet in when he's clearly not good enough to start games. He was so out of his depth against Boro, it was painful to watch.
I also think a few players had too much time off and looked off the pace.
If Wolves don't go up this season the buck stops with Fosun and no one else. Having Armstrong and an inexperienced 19-yr-old lad on loan as back up to a 35-yr-old Jimenez will likely cost Wolves this season.
After all the harrumphing and gushing about Bellegarde, he's showing that he's too inconsistent to start games for Wolves. Simply put, he's not very good.
As someone said, we've played West Ham and Boro and lost both games. I'd be very surprised if Wolves finish in the top two.
1.) 10 Oct 2026 21:06:36
Both away and neither of them looked miles above us. We will lose games as will every team. We poorly invested in the prem, we came down, get over it. The squad we have is good enough to challenge for a top 2 in this league.
10 Oct 2026 19:31:07
Adam Armstrong is, at best, an average player. His work rate at times is excellent, but there are times when, as you say, you wouldn't even know he's on the pitch. I can't see him getting even 10 league goals. He won't get many assists as there are other players on the pitch who will be in the right positions to get the assists. His job only seems to be to pull opposition players out of position.
If Jimenez isn't anywhere near coming back then Wolves need to play Andre, Munetsi, Jordan James and Lopez. The two remaining positions should be between Mane, Rodrigo and Said.
10 Oct 2026 17:48:36
It's not one loss. It's the manner of the defeat. Wolves were shocking. They offered almost nothing going forward and the team showed that without key players goals will be impossible to come by.
Peixoto made a huge mistake playing Tommy Doyle in the 10 role. That is worrying.
At least the fans coming out in force to complain after one loss have something to say, instead of waiting for those messages and leaving snide replies.
10 Oct 2026 17:10:05
Wolves were dreadful. That was a brutal watch. So many poor performances it's hard to single out individuals. However, I'll say that Tommy Doyle is nowhere near good enough to start games for Wolves. He's too slow and too weak. On at least two occasions his poor reaction times stopped Wolves moving forward. The Boro midfield were running rings around him.
Peixoto made too many tactical errors in that game. I thought 100% he would start Mane in the 10 role and Said on the left. Let Said burn himself out and then make changes. Mane is a 10, so with Lopez out give him a chance to play in his preferred position. Putting Doyle in the 10 role away to Boro is diabolical.
I genuinely don't think Wolves can make the top two. For me, West Ham, Southampton and Boro will be too strong and too consistent.
******* Fosun and their penny pinching.