Coach Gary O'Neill, who drew Hwang Hee-chan's best skills, decided not to return to Wolverhampton.
Wolverhampton suddenly announced the news of his replacement on its official website on the 2nd (Korea time), saying, `Wolverhampton has broken up with coach Viktor Pereira, who has never won since the opening of the 2025-2026 season.'
Pereira took over in the middle of last season and saved Wolverhampton from relegation. Despite a lackluster performance earlier this season, Wolverhampton re-signed Pereira. However, as the crisis continued and the shadow of relegation loomed, Pereira was kicked out shortly after the contract was renewed.
Since then, four candidates have emerged as Wolverhampton's next head coach. The BBC is talking with Wolverhampton about the possibility of O'Neill returning as manager less than 12 months after he was dismissed from Wolverhampton, who was on the verge of relegation in the `Premier League' (EPL) on the 3rd. Wolverhampton began the process of appointing a new manager after replacing Pereira earlier on Sunday. 'O'Neal with Middlesbrough coach Rob Edwards is one of Pereira's replacement candidates, reports said.
Wolverhampton have been wandering the relegation zone for the last few seasons, only repeating strange decisions. O'Neill suddenly took the helm of Wolverhampton ahead of the season in the 2023-2024 season. Wolverhampton was considered the top relegation list at the time, but he produced better-than-expected results with O'Neill. At this time, the main player was Hwang Hee-chan. Hwang Hee-chan became Wolverhampton's ace with 12 goals and 3 assists with his best performance since moving to the EPL.
O'Neill also renewed his contract with Wolverhampton, promising a long-term future. However, Wolverhampton got off to a difficult start under O'Neill last season. Even then, Wolverhampton replaced the manager. It was Pereira who was brought in as O'Neill's replacement.
Wolverhampton also thought of creating a skit to bring back O'Neill after replacing Ferreira. From Hwang Hee-chan's point of view, it may have been good news because he is a coach who knows how to use himself well, but it finally didn't happen.
The BBC reported on the 4th that O'Neill had withdrawn himself from the list of candidates rejoining the club at a time when the possibility of returning to head coach Wolverhampton was very high. O'Neill, 42, was one of the candidates to make a surprise return to replace Pereira just 11 months after his dismissal. 'The negotiations have gone to a large extent, but O'Neill has decided to back down from this process at this point in time,' he explained.
O'Neill seems reluctant to return to the team that has already been shadowed by relegation. Wolverhampton is understood to be considering Erik ten Hag, a Manchester United coach, and Michael Carrick, a Manchester United legend, as candidates for the next head coach.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
