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While Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) was assigned to the Korean national soccer team, a new captain of his team was appointed. He is the fifth leader since joining Wolverhampton.
Wolverhampton announced on its official channel on the 12th (local time) that it had appointed former Middlesbrough coach Rob Edwards. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract until June 2029 to replace coach Vitor Pereira, who was dismissed due to poor performance on the 2nd. Wolverhampton reportedly paid 3 million pounds (about 5.7 billion won) in compensation to Middlesbrough to take out Edwards during the season.
In the SNS post, the club emphasized 'Welcome back' with the expression 'Welcome back' Edwards is a family of former Gyeongnam FC coach Seol Ki-hyun and Wolverhampton who shared a meal with each other in Wolverhampton. He played as a defender for Wolverhampton from 2004 to 2008. Seol Ki-hyun wore the Wolves uniform (a nickname for Wolverhampton) from 2004 to 2006.
Edwards, who retired in 2013 after playing Blackpool and Barnsley, coached the Wolverhampton under-18 team in 2014 and played two games as acting head coach in October 2016 to fill the vacant head coaching position. He later led the Wolverhampton U-23 team to the first top youth league in the club's history.
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He later coached England under-16 and Forest Green Rovers, Watford and Luton Town. He was recognized for his leadership by leading Luton Town's promotion to the EPL in 2023, and took the helm of Middlesbrough in June. Middlesbrough was doing well enough to finish second in the championship (second division) before Edwards left. Edwards, who had been guaranteed a "stable future..." did not ignore the love call of the club in crisis.
Wolverhampton went winless in 10 consecutive league games under former manager Pereira, and the loss to Chelsea as an acting manager increased the number of winless games to 11 (2 draws and 9 losses, 2 points) since the opening. He is at the bottom of the standings, eight points behind Burnley (10 points), who is ranked 17th, which is in the remaining position. Edwards' immediate task is to put out the relegation fire as a firefighter.
Chairman Jeff Sey Wolverhampton is familiar with Edwards. I have watched his growth through various positions. He's a very good guy, knows the club and the city and the fans well, and he's talented. When he was a youth coach, he showed a tactical sense, but after taking over as a first-team coach, he began to develop his own identity, personality, and leadership"We need to renovate the entire club with a new coach's philosophy and develop based on his own identity and ideas. We are opening a new chapter for the club, and Edwards will play a key role in the process."
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Edwards is interested in how Edwards, who is expected to make his debut through a home game in the 12th round of the EPL against Crystal Palace on the 23rd, after the A-match break, will utilize Hwang Hee-chan. Hwang Hee-chan has only one goal in eight games in the league this season. When Pereira was a former coach, he often played as a substitute.
After Hwang Hee-chan moved from Leipzig to Wolverhampton in August 2021, he suffered a "cruel death" in which one manager was replaced every year. Bruno Raj from June 2021 to October 2022, Julen Lopetegui from November 2022 to August 2023, and Gary O'Neill from August 2023 to December 2024. Pereira was in charge of the team from December 2024 to November this year. However, none of the four leaders have exceeded the 40 percent winning rate.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
