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In all facets of the club, it appears as though Wolves can do no wrong.
At senior level they finished seventh in the league whilst lower down, Rob Edwards’ U23 side won the Premier League 2 Division 2 title.
It’s been a fantastic campaign right the way through the club and it’s now time for them to build on that success.
A way of doing so would be to bring through some of the best performers at youth level and should they do so, they can be assured of a smooth transition, such has been the good work Edwards has done.
On the chalkboard
The 36-year-old is a figure who seems to have done everything at Wolves. He’s been a player at Molineux, coached the first team on an interim basis and now lead the academy to domestic success.
He’s a hugely respected figure so it’s no surprise to see the young members of the club looking up to him in the way they have.
And the way he’s set up his team in 2018/19 is something that will benefit any transition into the senior team greatly.
Initially, Edwards deployed a four-man back line, but given Nuno Santo sets his team up with three in defence it didn’t make too much sense.
So after four games of the Premier League 2 campaign, he switched things to mirror what the first team have been doing.
It was a genius decision and since that moment, it appears as though they’ve reaped the rewards. The likes of Max Kilman and Ryan Giles are two members of his squad to have benefited the most, appearing in the first team on a few occasions this term.
They’ve featured in a variety of different positions, including at left-wing back, an area that initially wasn’t in Edwards’ plans when the campaign first got underway.
Their transition into the first team has been seamless because of their experience in a recognised system. Edwards deserves a huge amount of praise for that, and in the long-term, the more youngsters are familiarised with the first-team’s system, the greater chance they’ll have of making it at Molineux.
