Why aren't Wolves a top 10 club?

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Жыл бұрын

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Julen Lopetegui has dragged Wolverhampton Wanderers off the bottom of the table since his arrival. The ex-Real Madrid and Spain manager has injected life into the midlands club, but could even more be done?
The squad is packed with talented players like Matheus Cunha and Pablo Sarabia, and while their performances have improved slightly - should the project they are building be yielding even better results now they have an elite manager at the helm?
Tim Spiers joins us to take a deep dive into Wolves, and how they could push even higher up the Premier League table.
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@will_from_pa Жыл бұрын

I think Tim might’ve glossed over a key issue: Wolves have no attacking midfielders. When you watch, no one in midfield goes forward. Which is why our forwards have to receive the ball so deep. That’s the main issue imo

@jakobsmith4046 Жыл бұрын

Exactly, he pretty much said the problem as well Moutinho at 10 yikes

@WillJarman1 Жыл бұрын

@@jakobsmith4046 I would love to see Sarabia through the middle in 4-2-3-1. I'm no Adama fan but him on the right podence on the left.

@jokelanddotcom Жыл бұрын

I’d like to see JLo try out Cunha in the No. 10 role

@realroopxx4225 Жыл бұрын

@@jokelanddotcom yes in deed. The real problem I see is the strikers playing like midfielders which need to stop. Also too many slippages

@OryxDropShotz Жыл бұрын

@@WillJarman1 Sarabias a fraud. His first touch and dribbling in general are terrible. Hope he turns it around, but he is so clunky on the ball. Cunha as a 10 with a bruiser type foward up top to win the knockdowns is the way to go

@rory4605 Жыл бұрын

Always enjoy Tim's articles in The Athletic. It's nice to find out he's actually a real person.

@benba8342 Жыл бұрын

I just know that JJ calls that a doughnut.

@donj1 Жыл бұрын

i remember this 😂

@aforcemorepowerful Жыл бұрын

The doughnut of despair

@NJTRAF Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I always felt that wasn’t correct, it’s clearly a croissant of sadness, not a doughnut of despair

@ZakSword_TxS Жыл бұрын

People seem to forget that they got 7th for three consecutive seasons before getting no higher than 12th in the past two seasons.

@Fidel_Villeneuve Жыл бұрын

Wolves would been 11th or 12th had they won their recent home games against Bournemouth and Leeds, so they aren’t far off… But then again, talented players or not, if you can’t get points in games like that, I do worry about the team staying up sometimes. Thanks for the video! Wolves fan in Japan

@thisisblonded Жыл бұрын

Liverpool would be in the top 4 if they won most of their games. What's your point?

@Cyanra98 Жыл бұрын

@@thisisblonded his point is he is worried with his team form, i dont know why you get triggered

@oniondesu9633 Жыл бұрын

this means nothing, palace arent safe and are in 12th right now. when the point difference between the bottom pack is so small, your current position is pretty much meaningless. west ham literally jumped from 19th to 14th when they scored one goal the other day

@--.-.-.--...---.-.- Жыл бұрын

Having lived in wolverhampton it's very weird seeing foreign fans of the club, the state of the city makes it far less than desirable to live in😆

@shadibrahim1489 Жыл бұрын

Are Japanese or from England living in Japan? Only foreign teams in Japan people support are cos of Japanese players

@shawngillogly6873 Жыл бұрын

Lopetegui at Wolves isn't quite the head scratcher Ancelotti at Everton was. But it's close.

@Tiddies69 7 ай бұрын

Everton is a big club. They just have been stuck in hard times for a very long time.

@dardobartoli Жыл бұрын

Oh Tim, great to see you here. Miss you matey,. Your books still has pride and place.

@jaminjoben5097 Жыл бұрын

super video. great data analysis. thank you.

@lUndercoverGamerI Жыл бұрын

FINALLY A WOLVES VIDEO!!!

@piracyaccount7105 Жыл бұрын

they did finish in the top 10 in 3 of the last 4 seasons

@oslonorway547 Жыл бұрын

They are a top 10 club though.... in Portugal. 😅

@philipmeisterl Жыл бұрын

The national team cant take part in the league

@clayx39 Жыл бұрын

what's with wovles and portugal, like what is everyone talking about

@oslonorway547 Жыл бұрын

@@clayx39 It's the number one destination for Portuguese players looking to play in the EPL, including Portuguese coaches. They just funnel them through like it's Lisbon FC. Wolves is like the legal establishment used for "Player laundering" by the Portuguese FA mafia. 😂

@will_from_pa Жыл бұрын

@@clayx39 Wolves have a close relationship with Gestifute (Mendes) and can pick a lot from its stable. So they have a lot of Portuguese players. However, it’s been changing in recent windows so the team is going to look a lot different next season

@NotBedTundy30 Жыл бұрын

@@will_from_pa Wolves didn't, Nuno did, but he made that the culture

@beezergutler5488 Жыл бұрын

You guys need to do something on what Unai Emery is doing at Aston Villa. It’s remarkable

@garnetblaze1393 Жыл бұрын

Alternate Reality John Mackenzie from The Athletik with a k at the end instead of a c. Very mint

@player-coach Жыл бұрын

We love you Tim

@Serv83 Жыл бұрын

Love me some Tim

@MrPatricksherratt Жыл бұрын

Feel like lots of teams in the Premier have to good a squad for where they are...

@KieranModley Жыл бұрын

Tim Spiers = Goat

@reidboutte Жыл бұрын

Can you guys do a video on Xavi Alonso’s Bayer 04 Leverkusan?

@aditya7428 Жыл бұрын

Was expecting a deeper analysis tbh, especially with Tim Spiers at the helm.

@mc4105 Жыл бұрын

Could you do an analysis on Eric Gracia at leeds and how we've improved under him.

@andrasszabo1570 Жыл бұрын

Javi Gracia

@andrasszabo1570 Жыл бұрын

@@Antonio-hb8rd Who is he at Leeds?

@forzatizi0078 Жыл бұрын

Gracia? Thanks Gracias

@AdThe1st Жыл бұрын

Halfway through this video, I realised I'm a Chelsea fan and we've to play them at the weekend

@andrewlewis02 Жыл бұрын

Went well

@ThePowenator Жыл бұрын

Tim wolves vid 🎉🎉🎉

@muhammedgamal5871 Жыл бұрын

Great but watching it after heavy defeat against Brighton tells different story, but definitely the squad have quality players make me ask why they didn't improve more, maybe there is no motivation for competing, maybe tactical ideas in the team isn't enough in the pl I don't know, but they should score more

@jonnysmyth1011 Жыл бұрын

The problem with Wolves squad is their attitude when things go against them. They have zero self discipline and resort to nasty challenges. Then there are the amount of expected theatrics (xT) which is a metric they consistently overperform with.

@will_from_pa Жыл бұрын

The attitude is a certainty but the theatrics is about even with most other clubs. I mean look at Kane

@sonicgoo1121 Жыл бұрын

Now I want to see some stats like diving, professional fouls, timewasting, etc. show up in these videos.

@joejordahl6787 Жыл бұрын

Man u performs well in that metric too, mostly Bruno Fernandes. Love his talent but my god man he spends at least 5 min per game crying on the ground cuz someone whispered in his direction

@CouldBeSaladFingers Жыл бұрын

I wonder how much that screen that they use costs

@mathhits Жыл бұрын

Based on his latest beat, I’d like Tim to explain why Spurs ARE a top ten team, because its beyond me atm!

@LordWay Жыл бұрын

Why Coady was allowed to leave on loan to Everton I'll never understand

@garliqbread9896 Жыл бұрын

As a wolves fan if we even finish 11th I will be happy, and saying we aren't a top ten club is a bit harsh especially knowing the fact we haven't finished outside of the top 10 since we got promoted.

@ecashman Жыл бұрын

Those passing metrics and maps remind me an awfully lot of the "horseshoe of death" that used to plague Arsenal a few years back.

@EannaWithAFada Жыл бұрын

I feel like the issue with wolves is that they have plenty of young and talented players but they just don't play well as a team sometimes

@greaterthanharrowk1679 Жыл бұрын

I don't think tifo have done a Luis Enrique vid b4

@jakobsmith4046 Жыл бұрын

League goals: Haaland 28 Wolves 23 Kane 22

@timothyburbage Жыл бұрын

Hello Tim. It's Tim here.

@jokelanddotcom Жыл бұрын

SPOILER - no attacking midfielders = few goals

@wolvgrizz7763 Жыл бұрын

Im from wolves, i am so happy that we reached Europe recently. I believe in Julen

@celtic69 Жыл бұрын

because the league is now full of bigger and better run clubs

@callummorrison2916 Жыл бұрын

Tifo needs a spell check. "Nottingham Forrest"

@S1m0nX386 9 ай бұрын

Nunos team was special but now we would struggle to win games in the championship.... 😢

@georgekaplan4696 11 ай бұрын

Maybe if we could score goals we might increase our league position.

@Chango98 Жыл бұрын

Saiss getting injured was a big loss for them, and they spent a wedge on sasa kalajdzic who could've really improved them going forward but he has been really unlucky with fitness.

@will_from_pa Жыл бұрын

Saiss is not a Wolves player anymore

@sssuye9585 Жыл бұрын

🥶🥶🥶🥶

@marcorojas-vazquez6792 Жыл бұрын

Blud saiss isnt even our player anymore 💀💀. And Sasa had a freak injury in his first game

@wickowicks9719 Жыл бұрын

I see Sasa coming back and really making a difference under Lopetegui

@AlwaysWolves Жыл бұрын

interesting

@mms9477 Жыл бұрын

We can't score goals Tim. Pointless having all those attacking options and not one reliable goalscorer between them. This squad has potential for sure but it lacks goals and the amount of money we've wasted is staggeringly poor.

@chrisfletcher86 Жыл бұрын

Must be overdue a video about how Uni Emery has turned around Aston Villa (and how he's managed in continental Europe!)

@user-hb6fb6xx1r Жыл бұрын

They dont score

@danielplant3219 Жыл бұрын

I can answer this as a Wolves fan. We couldn't score in a brothel, the most expensive signings haven't delivered and we should have sacked Lage at the end of last season.

@jayneswinnerton8812 Жыл бұрын

It’s so painful. What’s worse was that Lage disbanded our best defence. Even though he was right to keep Kilman he shouldn’t have gotten rid of Saiss, Coady and Boly. He gets rid of 3 centre backs and signs just 1 to replace them who is probably not matured yet to play at a club like ours. I am also disappointed with some of our summer signings. I mean Guedes literally quit the club. I don’t blame him tbh though cuz we were a mess. What’s worse is that Lage said he would bring in many new players. Instead he blows 100mil on 3 players and 1 quit. The bloke has gone to manage the Saudi National Team. He must be desperate

@LordWay Жыл бұрын

Yeah even when you were mega in defence goals were quite hard to come by.

@benjiboy4871 Жыл бұрын

Bruh

@OryxDropShotz Жыл бұрын

@@jayneswinnerton8812 Lets be real, love Coady and hes a legend but hes not good enough. Just look at Everton and how hes lost his place there. Boly was always injured and wanted to start every game. He also caused some problems refusing to suit up for matchdays when not starting so he had to go. The only mistake was letting Saiss go. Very underated player for us as he played all over the defense and offered a goal threat for set pieces that we lack now. Toti and Collins are both better than Boly and Coady now, so Bruno was 100% right letting them go since they would cause issues by not starting. As for Bruno, I don't think he was as bad as Wolves fans make him out to be. The board completly failed him this preseaon and early season. With injuries and a small squad we legit only had 11 senior players for our opening match, 12 if you include Coady on the bench. Chem Campbell was our first sub of the season! With that squad there was nothing he could've done. Don't think we can fault him too much for his signings other than Guedes who just wasn't the type of player we needed. Collins will be good with time, and Sasa was very unlucky to get hurt in the first match. With a recognized striker like Sasa healthy and a healthy squad in general, Bruno would not have left us in last place and we'd be comfortably midtable at worst. People forget Bruno had us pushing for Europe with a healthy squad up until injuries caught up to the small squad.

@jayneswinnerton8812 Жыл бұрын

@@OryxDropShotz Lage kinda did fail us this season. We were playing 3 centre-backs at the back and last season we had one of the best defences. Then he switched to 2 centre-backs and we completely failed. I mean JL has continued to use 2 at the back but he has improved it massively. What Lage didn’t do was change it

@Marg_Bar_Amrikkka Жыл бұрын

Do you think fashion can bloom on the pitch ?

@KayBearYT Жыл бұрын

They beat Chelsea yesterday, we are at #11 so that makes Wolves a top 10 club 😭😂

@RuiEspinha Жыл бұрын

As a Porto fan, the Lopetegui days there were quite painful at times. There would be some times of entertaining football and even good European nights, but *a lot* of plain lackluster passing, passing sideways and then crossing to not really anywhere, convinced the club to spend a ton of money in Spanish players who were good on the ball, but still they were abismal to watch. Afterwards he got the Spain job (how?), they were an ok side, then the RM job (how??) and it was nothing more than mediocre. Then Sevilla had a couple of good seasons and then it collapsed. I honestly just don't get why he lands so many top level jobs, he just seems an average coach with quite a bit of tactical knowledge. A lot of "philosophy" but apart from the Europa league with Sevilla (impressive, yes), I don't really see any results.

@grongalicous8935 Жыл бұрын

Porto was early in his career, Spain he didn’t lose a single match in like 23 games and at Real Madrid they didn’t give him any time and at Sevilla he got them consecutive top 4 finishes and won them the europa league where they outplayed teams like inter and united. His final season at Sevilla was bad but it is still bad after he has left I’m sure if he stayed he would have turned it around. Doesn’t help that Sevilla sold their best players and replaced them with mediocre ones. People forget we were bottom of the league before he joined, he’s a class manager imo

@jackbilo2819 Жыл бұрын

Very misleading video. The forward options for lage this season were all injured or returning from injury. Sasa got hurt immediately. Neto knee. Raul still dealing with his head injury and Costa didn't play for almost a year before signing. This lead to players like podence playing as a striker which is something he never did before that's why he the team top scorer. More explaining of circumstances and less of numbers would tell the whole story.

@gaughen Жыл бұрын

He played a hurt Sasa instead of letting him heal

@jackbilo2819 Жыл бұрын

@G B he got hurt immediately. What are you talking about?

@eskimium Жыл бұрын

Wolves Footb There are several reasons why this may be the case, including: 1. Financial resources: Wolves may not have the same level of financial resources as other top clubs, which can impact their ability to sign top players and build a competitive squad. 2. Lack of consistent success: While Wolves have had some success in recent years, they have not consistently performed at the highest level over a sustained period. This can impact their reputation and standing in the football world. 3. Competition: There are many other top clubs around the world who are consistently successful and have a strong reputation. This can make it difficult for Wolves to break into the top 10. 4. League strength: Wolves currently play in the English Premier League, which is one of the strongest leagues in the world. While they have been competitive in the league in recent years, they have not yet been able to consistently challenge the top teams for the league title. Overall, there are many factors that contribute to a club's standing in the football world, and while Wolves are a successful club, they may not yet be considered one of the top 10 clubs in the world.

@scottwwfc Жыл бұрын

i dont think he means in the world i think he means the prem mate

@TheReeelBradPitt Жыл бұрын

@@scottwwfc I think he copy pasted a chat gpt essay

@dustintheturkey.irelandsno6464 Жыл бұрын

Because the Prem is hard ✌️

@wolvehammer5959 11 ай бұрын

Yh spent so much NW got financial fair play on there backs so shi has messed up badly

@hudsonsin Ай бұрын

24/25 season "why aren't West ham a top ten club yet"

@lukeblaylock8098 Жыл бұрын

Newcastle United aren't top spenders though. It will definitely be case this summer onwards when they start surpassing the rest. But Leeds, Villa, West Ham and Forest have spent similar amounts of money.

@sbassett5572 Жыл бұрын

Not finishing in the top ten?

@hungchoonghow5857 Жыл бұрын

Because they are still cubs?

@__dane__ Жыл бұрын

They were under Nuno

@mosanso Жыл бұрын

They have a recruitment strategy of "if they are a Mendes client sign them, if not they don't exist"

@will_from_pa Жыл бұрын

Two of our 11 first team signings this year were Mendes clients but okay

@lwandomadikizela2213 Жыл бұрын

Wolves for the past seasons are dreadful in front of goals. Ever since they sold Jota and Jimenez suffered a fractured skull most of their forward players are struggling for goals. The only reason they aren't even one of the worst teams in the Premier League is because their defense ain't that bad. Had Jose Sa not have playing well in most matches then Wolves would be in the bottom 3 under Lage. Lopetequi is not known to play attacking football. He did Sevilla multiple top 4 finishes in La Liga due to having a solid defense but most cases they have struggled for goals. Wolves will survive under Lopetequi but he will never solve their attacking problems despite having multiple attacking players like Neto, Jimenez, Costa, Hwang, Podence and Sasa.

@Swftzx Жыл бұрын

Tim the legend please replace Steve we miss you

@BenjaminKeller Жыл бұрын

Mourinho is still alive? 😳 Isn't he like 45 years old?

@ukimenustah26 Жыл бұрын

you mean moutinho

@DanielS10291 Жыл бұрын

Ill stop you before you tell me john, it’s because they cant score!!

@joachimlock3386 Жыл бұрын

Thought this was an ecology video for a sec

@PoochysUncle Жыл бұрын

Why isn’t my aunt my uncle

@fnxl11 Жыл бұрын

If only english speakers knew how much they trigger the portuguese when they butcher the pronunciation of "Guedes"... Please take 10 seconds of your time and listen to it on google translator. We also make a bit of effort when speaking your languange. Thanks. Regarding the topic: Wolverhampton is basically a club for Jorge Mendes to launder his money. No wonder they don't perform according to the money they spend. Matheus Nunes is a great example of this, where he stated publicly he wanted to continue at Sporting for at least another season until a big European club made an offer, but Jorge Mendes forced the transfer to Wolves to serve his own interest.

@wokrainer Жыл бұрын

Bro do not even start, the average Portuguese player/manager absolutely butchers the English language in most interviews 😂 we’re English we don’t care, relax and enjoy the good weather 🍺

@fnxl11 Жыл бұрын

@@wokrainer seems a bit unfair to me comparing the pronunciation of a single foreign word/name to speaking an entire foreign language completely

@phumkhmertv2028 Жыл бұрын

It would be nice if you talk more exciting, more interesting.

@Captainmidnight09 Жыл бұрын

i dunno there a lot of players there that I think are kinda bad

@russianweeb Жыл бұрын

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@Taporeee Жыл бұрын

Flopategui?

@paulbeachcroft3323 Жыл бұрын

Probably due to them not being in the top 10 places in the Premier league....

@George-wy2yb Жыл бұрын

Jimenez injury, get a striker

@danielyoung1744 Жыл бұрын

Answer: his team selections are crap

@TheAultimusPrime Жыл бұрын

Nice video Tim, maybe try speaking a little slower, had a hard time listening

@stefanpietrzyk8079 Жыл бұрын

It’s not the way Wolves are playing that’s keeping them out of the bottom three, it the way the team’s below are playing ? The manager hasn’t got a clue what team to pick .

@AJD... Жыл бұрын

Nothing personal but I didn't enjoy this dude as the presenter. JJ still the Tifo GOAT

@TheRealPingu Жыл бұрын

These guys at Tifo and The Athletic are massive hipsters. They are soo obsessed with Brighton it's almost as if the owner passed them a brown envelope

@eleonarcrimson858 Жыл бұрын

Please podence to arsenal. Would want to see a player with that talent flourish in arteta’s hands instead of rotting on a bench.

@worldsbest91 Жыл бұрын

He's like 4"5 I'd rather Leao

@aaron8664 Жыл бұрын

As a Wolves fan I'd carry him there on my back

@danielgoncalves2306 Жыл бұрын

@@aaron8664 you could carry him in your pocket

@Zidanes_Hairline Жыл бұрын

Nuno wasn’t sacked he just left

@mebnt Жыл бұрын

Wolves could be in 1st if they just win more games than the other 19 teams

@briantranter4317 Жыл бұрын

MENDES is unloading crap on us ,You could not resell any of them .Check it out your self

@leksaaq Жыл бұрын

"Who the f*** is this guy?"

@rupeoverlay3153 Жыл бұрын

He’s the Wolves correspondent from The Athletic dude

@oniondesu9633 Жыл бұрын

they werent even that good last year, jose sa just had a freakishly good season that saw him stopping the chances they were conceding.

@marcorojas-vazquez6792 Жыл бұрын

We were fighting for europe till we slipped ip what are you on about?

@oniondesu9633 Жыл бұрын

@@marcorojas-vazquez6792 it was a completely false position, you were scoring next to no goals, and you were conceding as many chances as anyone in the lower mid table. the goalkeeper putting out 10/10 performances every week was all that was stopping you from leaving most games with 0 points.