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New Wolves boss Vitor Pereira is assured he can information the Premier League strugglers to security.
The Portuguese supervisor was named as Gary O’Neil’s successor on Thursday, with the Midlands membership at the moment 5 factors from security in nineteenth.
Pereira joins from Saudi Professional League aspect Al-Shabab on an 18-month contract, with Wolves reported to be paying £825,000 in compensation.
His first recreation in cost is in opposition to Leicester on Sunday and the 56-year-old is relishing the prospect to protect Wolves’ Premier League standing.
“After all it’s a duty however a superb duty.
“Now’s the time to offer confidence to them, to information them like a tactical GPS. To place them in the identical route, to attach them and to face with confidence, to play with braveness.
“I studied earlier than I accepted the job. After all we have to enhance some facets of the sport. However we’ve got good gamers, a participant with confidence can do lots of issues, it might probably change every thing.
“My concept is to create an identification, a tactical identification. First coaching we began to work for this identification, the best way of taking part in.”
Welcome to Wolves, Vitor 🤝
— Wolves (@Wolves) December 19, 2024
Premier League a giant draw
Pereira has his work reduce out to information Wolves to security, with the membership shedding 11 of their 16 league video games thus far and every of their final 4 video games.
And the previous Porto boss admitted the chance to handle within the Premier League was a giant draw.
On why he was attracted by the Molineux job, he added: “As a result of it’s the Premier League and for my part the Premier League is the most effective league on the earth. One thing that was my goal for a very long time.
“It implies that I’m in the appropriate place with the highest, excessive degree gamers, league and managers. I’m very joyful to be right here.”
Cunha to play?
Pereira stated he didn’t know if key ahead Matheus Cunha can be accessible after being cost by the FA for an altercation with an Ipswich employees member final week.
On whether or not he would characteristic, Pereira added: “I’m not certain as a result of we haven’t determined. He is a vital participant in our crew. My first impression [of the squad] is I’m very joyful.
“After all each crew can enhance and we’ll attempt to enhance. You will need to get the boldness once more and the outcomes.
“The outcomes will convey confidence and provides them motivation and clear concepts.”
Wolves January plans
Pereira didn’t rule out Wolves being energetic within the January switch window however stated he would wish time to evaluate the squad first.
He stated: “I feel the membership is open to do it however on this second it will be significant with new concepts to know the reply of the gamers on the pitch.
“It’s important I’ve a minimum of one week to know what I can do with our gamers, to review the character and what we want. After this we’ll determine.”
Nelson captaincy
Pereira was requested whether or not Nelson Semedo would stay Wolves skipper, with O’Neil handing the armband to the right-back after stripping Mario Lemina of the captaincy.
He stated: “Nelson is an excellent boy, a superb character and now I’m attempting to know the place the management is on the pitch.
“It’s important on the pitch. For now I’m finding out. It’s not time to determine, it’s time to examine, to get data, After we’ll determine the captain.”
