Dave Edwards: Gary O’Neil has Wolves playing some really exciting stuff

It could have been so easy for Wolves, who are in no danger of getting relegated, to let the season peter out a little bit. It’s only the halfway point in the campaign, but it quite easily could have happened for Wolves.

But the intensity they showed in the last three games has been incredible. They have really solid foundations with the way Gary O’Neil wants to play.

Where they have struggled in recent seasons is creating chances and scoring goals, but they are really excelling in that area. The team looks as exciting as they have for a long time, probably since the peak Nuno era. He’s getting the best out of the players and it shows his man management. I’ve been so impressed with him tactically as well and how he has set up in these three games.

They were handed a few chances against Brentford, but they were clinical. Away from that, it’s been brilliant to sit back and watch them attack.

Their Molineux form has been so impressive too. O’Neil has reconnected the players and the fans and created a united front for the whole football club.

After a difficult start to the home games, against tough opposition, the form has been brilliant. Only two losses in 10 games with five wins, close to two points a game, which is really impressive. The fans are now turning up to Molineux excited, which hasn’t been the case in recent years.

The players have to go out there and carry out the job, but the same players were here last season and something fundamentally has changed, and that has to go down to the manager. Long may it continue!

It can be an exciting 2024 to build on what they have done so far.

They want to add players in January but the good form allows Fosun and Wolves more time and they could wait for the perfect player in the summer if they needed to.

I’d like to pick out one player in Matheus Cunha, who is so impressive.

Wolves fans like flair players and they always have done. He is a bit of an anomaly where he has all this balance, elegance and lovely touches, but he also works his socks off.

When you get those two things you get a very good player and that is what Cunha is. I’ll hold my hands up, when he first came to Wolves, I didn’t think he was what they needed at the time. I thought they needed a big number nine who will cause problems for defenders and be a focal point.

Cunha isn’t that, but O’Neil is getting the best out of him. He’s finding areas on the pitch to really impact the game and it’s noticeable how he is now getting into the box when the ball goes out wide.

He could have had the ball squared to him three or four times by Hwang Hee-chan against Everton, and he did get his goal eventually, but he is getting in better positions regularly.

He’s such an important player for how Wolves want to attack. They’re one of the best teams in the league in the transition and Cunha does it so quickly and directly.

Cunha is the key and has such good awareness. He’s amazing to watch. Wolves should build their forward line around him and Pedro Neto.