Match of the Day pundits Wayne Rooney and Danny Murphy say Rob Edwards faces “too big a mountain” to keep Wolves in the Premier League. The pair expressed scepticism about the scale of the task Edwards will inherit after agreeing to leave his Middlesbrough role to return to the club where he spent four years as a player.
Rooney and Murphy pointed to the limited time and difficult circumstances awaiting any new manager called in to arrest a slide late in the season. While they acknowledged Edwards’ connection to the club and his experience, both felt those positives may not be enough to overturn Wolves’ problems quickly enough to avoid relegation.
Supporters will hope the change in leadership sparks a revival, but the pundits warned that immediate survival would be a tall order and that realistic expectations are needed for what Edwards can achieve in a short period.