Wolverhampton Wanderers have sacked Bruno Lage after their 2-0 defeat to West Ham United. Just one win in 15 games has forced the Molineux hierarchy to pull the trigger on the Portuguese manager after 16 months in charge.
Lage guided Wolves to a top-10 finish in May but cracks appeared to show towards the back end of the campaign. An opening-day defeat to Leeds United set the tone for an underwhelming start to the season, with the Midlanders sitting in 18th after eight games.
Jesse Marsch’s men put a marker down to the rest of the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Elland Road. Since then Wolves’ woes have gone from bad to worse as Lage failed to stop the rot.
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Their only victory so far came on September 3 against Southampton when Daniel Podence’s strike was enough to secure all three points. After weeks of speculation, Lage finally lost his job following an uninspired performance in the capital.
Despite dominating possession, the Hammers proved far more clinical in front of goal to brush Wolves aside. In his post-match interview yesterday, the 46-year-old apologised to the travelling away support for another dismal showing.
"The only thing I can say is that I'm sorry about the situation," Lage said. "We've tried to solve these little problems we have and at the moment we aren't getting points or goals, but we are working hard for them."
Leeds take on Wolves in the third round of the Carabao Cup next month.
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