Molineux times are tough admits boss Stale
Wolves boss Stale Solbakken today claimed his side had hit rock bottom as he apologised to fans and admitted: "We don't look like a football team."
Solbakken believes the latest second-half collapse against Millwall – Wolves' ninth game without a win – means they have reached the point where they can't get any worse.
Wolves go to Bristol City on Saturday in the Championship with rumours of players moaning to Solbakken that the zonal marking system he uses isn't working.
The club and sources have denied local radio claims that players have complained to the board about Solbakken's methods.
But players are clearly struggling to produce their best while adapting to what the Norwegian wants and it all adds pressure to an already crunch fixture.
If Wolves don't win at Ashton Gate, they will be in their worst sequence in the second tier since Tommy Docherty's relegated side went a club record 19 matches without a victory in 1984-85.
And the beleaguered Solbakken said: "We can't really say anything else than sorry for the second-half, because that was as bad as it can be.
"It was probably the worst this season – we were awful. We looked nervous, disorganised and not like a football team."
But the Norwegian senses a belief among the players that they are close to ending what has become Wolves' worst run at this level for 21 years.
He said: "The longer the run goes on the more difficult it becomes. But I think the players are feeling we're close to turning the corner again."
Solbakken is baffled why the players aren't performing to their capabilities.
He said: "I have to sort this out quickly, because it's not normal that players with that ability make so many technical and tactical mistakes as we did in the second-half.
"We have played two very bad second halves and there's only one man to blame and that's me."
Wolves faded in the second-half for the fourth home game in five and Solbakken believes there could be 200 reasons for that.
He said: "I think it's because it takes so little to tip it all in the other direction. You can look for 200 reasons but it's not the first time it's happened.
"Maybe there's frustration and a feeling of being hard done by because we haven't gone in front by half-time."
