Vitor Pereira can be nicely conscious that the Wolverhampton Wanderers job he has taken on is not going to be a stroll within the park.
However, having managed everywhere in the world within the likes of Germany, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, the nomadic 56-year-old will hope he could be a success in one other new nation in England.
In any case, recent concepts from the dugout might be simply what is required to interrupt away from the dire finish of Gary O’Neil’s reign, with Pereira maybe getting ready to drop Andre within the centre of the park for his first Premier League take a look at versus Leicester Metropolis.
Andre’s struggles at Wolves
It does really feel harsh to single out some Outdated Gold underperformers, contemplating the collective effort hasn’t been as much as scratch, with the not too long ago dismissed supervisor successful simply two of his final 16 matches in cost.
However, summer season recruit Andre has visibly struggled in matches over the past couple of weeks for the relegation candidates, leaving many worrying that his bumper £21m price wasn’t worth for cash.
He would solely final 45 minutes in opposition to Ipswich City throughout O’Neil’s remaining sport on the helm, having solely gained two of his 5 duels in the course of the park, because the likes of Jens Cajuste for the guests ended up controlling proceedings centrally.
Pereira might choose to begin Tommy Doyle in his place as an alternative when travelling to the King Energy Stadium on Sunday, due to this fact, with the previous Manchester Metropolis teenager notching up two key passes in a spirited second-half exhibiting.
In fact, Andre did win Wolves’ September Participant of the Month when O’Neil’s job safety wasn’t a relentless dialog, however within the right here and now, Pereira may nicely deem him as not being worthy of being a concrete starter.
Extra pressingly, away from the midfield positions, the Portuguese boss may also want to point out he can shore up the defence if survival is to be on the playing cards, with Santiago Bueno one other identify who might be axed for the sport on the Foxes.
Bueno’s poor performances in December
As soon as considered a “promising” expertise by soccer journalist Lewis Kenn when signing an improved deal at Molineux in 2022, Bueno has slowly however absolutely develop into an everyday within the first staff.
This season, the Uruguayan has picked up 9 Premier League begins, however he won’t have the ability to get to double digits when going through off in opposition to Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s males subsequent, if you take a look at how dire his numbers have been over December so far.
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Bueno’s PL numbers throughout December |
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Stat |
Everton |
West Ham |
Ipswich |
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Minutes performed |
77 |
90 |
90 |
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Touches |
59 |
42 |
67 |
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Correct passes |
41/54 (76%) |
28/38 (74%) |
58/61 (94%) |
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Possession misplaced |
13x |
10x |
3x |
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Complete duels gained |
3/6 |
5/8 |
3/8 |
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Tackles |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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Interceptions |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Stats by Sofascore |
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In reality, no defenders exited the pitch away at Everton at first of the month with their heads held excessive, however Bueno was notably below-par in that stunning 4-0 defeat, with possession squandered 13 occasions alongside solely 50% of his duels being gained.
His woes have continued on from this dire time out to Merseyside – along with his exhibiting in opposition to Ipswich additionally out-of-sorts – as solely three duels have been weakly gained, leading to his aspect succumbing to a 3rd league defeat on the spin which finally price O’Neil his job.
Pereira may nicely be ready to herald Craig Dawson into his aspect in his place, who will wish to exorcise his personal December-related demons if he’s picked versus Leicester, having scored two tragic personal targets in opposition to Everton.
While Bueno has shone prior to now for the Outdated Gold, bringing in somebody of the 34-year-old’s expertise might be key in initially making an attempt to repair such a porous defence, with Dawson amassing 300 appearances within the Premier League and counting.
No matter lineup Pereira does area, the well-travelled supervisor will pray he can choose up a debut win in opposition to a fellow relegation rival to begin his new tenure off on the absolute best footing.
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