Gary O’Neil felt the awarding of Manchester Metropolis’s stoppage-time profitable aim was “harsh”, as Wolves have been denied a share of the spoils at Molineux.
The hosts had pissed off the reigning Premier League champions for lengthy durations, and appeared like they’d declare solely a morale-boosting second level of the season.
Nonetheless, there was to be a dramatic twist within the fifth minute of stoppage time, with John Stones powering residence a header from Phil Foden’s nook to grab all three factors.
The aim was subjected to a VAR overview after the referee’s assistant initially raised his flag, with Bernardo Silva in an offside place and in shut proximity to Jose Sa.
Nonetheless, Chris Kavanagh subsequently dominated Silva was not interfering with the Wolves goalkeeper, and O’Neil questioned the inconsistency of such selections.
“I’m attempting to stay calm,” he mentioned. “I’ve been concerned in just a few of these and never had many go in our favour, so I used to be anticipating that final result.
“There may be some gray space that may go both method and, as soon as it was like that, I wasn’t assured it could go our method.
“It was just like a aim [Wolves had disallowed] towards West Ham final season. We despatched a picture to referees displaying proof that the West Ham keeper might see the ball, however the motive we got was the participant was in shut proximity.
“The identical argument might be mentioned right here, however we simply have to just accept it. I might relatively not focus on it as a result of it can nonetheless sound like I’m making excuses. No matter determination they make, I respect. We don’t wish to cross that line, nevertheless it did really feel like a harsh one.”
Final minute heartbreak at Molineux.
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Wolves changed Southampton on the backside of the Premier League desk, and have now didn’t win any of their opening eight league video games in a season for the primary time in 41 years.
However O’Neil believes his squad can construct on the positives they demonstrated towards Metropolis.
“I’m pleased with the gamers,” he added. “[It was] an unbelievable effort and we gave ourselves an important likelihood. I’m gutted for the gamers that we needed to go away with nothing.
“The efficiency was glorious. I believed the lads gave completely all the pieces. We saved discovering the solutions, and we conceded a controversial aim late on. The issues that would go towards us in the present day undoubtedly did, however we’ve to take positives.
“It’s robust defending for thus lengthy, it’s so exhausting to get out. They have been working their socks off, they gave all the pieces, they confirmed what they’re, which is all I requested. We’d like to verify it appears to be like like that extra typically.
“It has been such a merciless run of fixtures. We have to preserve standing up. We’re the place we’re, and we’d like to verify we preserve producing one of the best of ourselves.”
