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Wolves manager Rob Edwards criticized his team's poor start in their 3-0 loss to Brighton, emphasizing the need for improvement and fight. He acknowledged the fans' anger and the significant work required to rectify the team's position ahead of next season.
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Wolves manager Rob Edwards speaking to the BBC on the defeat against Brighton: "It was shocking start. I think we were still in our nice hotel for the first five minutes. A despicable start, played backwards, played sidewards. From the first throw in and got robbed. Not surprising. That's what Brighton do they're aggressive and jump on you. Still in bed for the second one, not defending corners. People not doing their jobs. We don't do our jobs, we're down against a team that is better than us, you can't give them a head start and we did that."
On what he would like to see from his side: "Start the game better than that obviously. We've got to continue to show fight. We did that after the second goal but by then it's too late. Two nil after half time, we were pushing and had some chances, if we'd have got a goal then you never know. That's what the top teams are able to do, find a way in. We've got to show passion and fight. We know there is going to be a lot of change going forward, but for the one's that are here they have to continue to show pride."
On next season: "The fans will be angry at the moment and it's understandable with the position we are in. That's normal, they were excellent throughout the game today. We could hear them more than anyone throughout the game. But they're going to be angry. We know what we need to do our fix our position and we know there is a lot of work to do. I started in January and there's a lot of work to do in the summer."
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Rob Edwards described the start of the match as shocking and criticized his players for not doing their jobs, particularly in defense.
The Wolves fans were understandably angry about the team's performance, but they remained supportive throughout the game.
Edwards mentioned that there will be a lot of changes going forward and emphasized the need for the current players to show pride and fight.

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