Wolves manager Gary O’Neil reveals the remarkable number of cups of TEA he drinks every day – which experts say risks ‘caffeine intoxication’ and a high heart rate

Wolves boss Gary O’Neil has revealed he drinks as many as 20 cups of tea every day.

The embattled coach was among a number of Premier League managers to shed light on their drinking habits in a video produced by the league’s media department, believed to be taken before the start of the season.

O’Neil, who is holding on to his job at Molineux after a dismal start to the campaign, admitted he is going through an extraordinary amount of tea every day and revealed he makes most of it himself.

“I have a lot of tea, probably 20, I would say,” the 41-year-old replied when asked how his routine was going. ‘Yes, I drink a lot of tea every day.

‘I usually make them myself. The staff sometimes offers, but generally I make it myself. I like a cup of tea when we’re in the office, when I’ve finished work, and lastly before I go to bed.’

More conventional consumption levels were given by O’Neil’s contemporaries, including Mikel Arteta, who claimed to get through about ‘three coffees and one or two tea’.

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner and West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui said ‘too much’ when asked about the number of hot drinks they drink every day, while Bournemouth head coach Andoni Irola insisted he is trying to reduce his consumption.

Indeed, the Spaniard claimed he was motivated to change his lifestyle after discovering it was ‘not good for his health’.

Although not much attention is paid to the health effects of this topic, a recent international study of more than 25,000 people found that drinking more than four cups of coffee per day increases the risk of stroke by almost 40 percent.

Meanwhile, the same amount of tea reduced the risk by almost a fifth.

In the study, published in July in the International Journal of StrokeResearchers recruited 26,950 adults from 32 countries, including Britain and Canada, about half of whom had survived a stroke in the past few days.

The team found that drinking four or more cups of coffee per day increased the risk of stroke by 37 percent. However, drinking the same amount of any type of tea lowered the risk by 19 percent.

Black tea, including Earl Gray and Breakfast tea, had the lowest overall risk of stroke at 29 percent, while green tea led to a reduced risk of 27 percent.

There was no link between drinking three or fewer cups of coffee and having a stroke.

Experts have long debated whether coffee or tea has more health benefits. However, a new study suggests that coffee may increase the risk of stroke, while tea lowers the risk

Ange Postecoglou said he can spend up to an hour on one cup of coffee, depending on what it is

A report in the New scientist which answered the question about the harm of excessive caffeine consumption, it was found that O’Neil is safe in its daily dose.

“To take a dangerous caffeine overdose in one day by consuming tea alone would require a tremendous drinking effort — about 250 mugs of tea,” postdoctoral researcher at the University of Nottingham Lewis O’Shaughnessy wrote in the outlet.

Further revelations came from the likes of Tottenham manager Postecoglou, who revealed that he can be quite satisfied with a single coffee, depending on what it is.

Referring to his Mediterranean heritage, he said: “If I have what the Greeks call a Freddo cappuccino, it can last me about an hour. I learned in Greece that you have to take your time.’

Meanwhile, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca claimed he had ‘four or five coffees’ in what was believed to be a tense five-hour morning, and Everton boss Sean Dyche said his favorite drink is a black coffee with sweetener.

O’Neil, like his colleagues, has one of the most stressful jobs in the world. The tension is heightened during the spells currently being experienced by the Englishman, whose team sit 19th in the Premier League with just two wins from their opening fourteen games.

The poor run continued on Wednesday with a humiliating 4-0 defeat at Everton and the former midfielder’s job is hanging by a thread ahead of a big game against West Ham and fellow manager Lopetegui under fire.

On Thursday, Mail Sport revealed that Wolves are actively looking for replacements for O’Neil and that they held tentative talks with Graham Potter last month.

O’Neil is sacked by Wolves after a dismal start to the season that saw the club finish in 19th place

Although Wolves managed to claim wins over Southampton and Fulham in November, and draws against Brighton and Crystal Palace, O’Neil’s fortunes plummeted again as his side conceded eight goals in two games against Bournemouth and the Toffees.

Mail Sport understands the hierarchy are already assessing potential new managers ahead of the November international break and it is believed initial discussions with Potter have taken place.

Like Potter, David Moyes was sounded out by Leicester before they appointed Ruud van Nistelrooy and given the 61-year-old’s track record he would be an attractive option for Wolves. Yet Moyes was not convinced of the role of Leicester and perhaps he also thinks the same about the job at Molineux.

Although O’Neil and his staff were given improved four-year contracts last summer, it is believed the compensation package will be roughly the same as it would have been under the original three-year deal the 41-year-old signed when he replaced Lopetegui. in August 2023.

Wolves’ form suffered a serious dip in the second half of last season due to an injury crisis and captain Max Kilman was sold to West Ham in the summer, while Pedro Neto – the club’s best attacking player – moved to Chelsea.

That turnover generated around £100 million, but Wolves failed to sign the Premier League-quality centre-back O’Neil wanted, and Neto’s effective replacement, Rodrigo Gomes, is not considered ready by O’Neil to start regularly .