Dave Edwards: Wolves disappointing for so many reasons

With the trip to Newcastle next game it is looking a little bit daunting. The three promoted teams have all picked up points, which makes it even harder to look at that table.

I think the three teams that have just come up are going to be a lot better than last year.

The fans will be fearing the worst, as sadly, at this moment in time, they are not hitting the levels they did last season.

While you can still see the structure and the identity in the team, the actual tactical awareness from the players on the pitch has been poor. Especially from those who featured in that Everton game.

They have not got the technical aspects of keeping the ball right. But also, doing the right things and not making mistakes - they have looked lost in those aspects too.

Everton were by far the better team, and I think the big difference is when you look at the attacking players in their team, they look far superior.

Last season, for the majority, these two sides were very similar. On paper, I felt, Wolves edged it.

When you look at them both it has completely gone the other way with their recruitment. The likes of Jack Grealish, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Iliman Ndiaye playing behind Beto is a really good front four.

On the other hand, without Jorgen Strand Larsen playing, Wolves were left a little short. They scored two amazing goals, ironically, but they were rare moments going forward.

I felt like with Everton’s defence that Wolves could have got at the Toffees down the sides, especially with Hwang Hee-chan.

We wanted to get Michael Keane and James Tarkowski running back towards their own goal - that would have caused them a lot more problems in that first half. They made it too easy.

In the second period there was a significant change. They tried to make those runs, but a mistake at the start of the half gave the visitors a big advantage and it did not feel like there was any way back from there.

The big positive for me was the substitutions. They made a big difference against West Ham and they did again in this game.

Fer Lopez put in his best performance since his arrival. If he can bring that on a consistent basis, then he has to play.

He is in the mould of Pablo Sarabia, but he is better physically. The pockets of space he found were very very good.

He gave the ball away on the odd occasion, but you do not mind that because he is trying the right things.

Rodrigo Gomes just brought passion and enthusiasm. No other Wolves player would have got that goal.

One of the big things that I have noticed has changed this season, especially compared to last year, we have not got a settled starting XI.

Last season, apart from the odd change, you had a good idea what the team was going to be heading into a game. That helps consistency, building relationships and a whole manner of things.

So far this season, Vitor Pereira has not been able to select the team he would have wanted to on a regular basis and you can see that in performances.