The appointment of Vitor Pereira was an obvious turning point in the wolves’ strange season, but there was another. The Portuguese lost four Premier League matches in a row, still leaving the wolves in the relegation zone as they approached the end of January.
The meeting was called on January 28th. In At Shipley – The pub played the host of a full and straightforward debate between Chairman Jeff Sea and his trusty EU four at the pub where Pereira was given a pint preference. Unofficially, Shi called it the War Commission.
Head of Football Operations Matt Hobbs, along with Matt Hobbs, head of high-performance Phil Hayward and director of communications Max Fitzgerald, discussed what went wrong and how it was right. It felt like a treatment.
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Personally, Shi describes this winter as the lowest point in nine years with wolves. For Hobbs, who continues to thank O’Neill for bringing out the wolf from the hole the night before the previous season, it was a humble experience with his own admission.
Both men tried to correct their mistakes and reset the club’s culture.
This is the story of one major decision that was Pereira’s appointment. They are also many small things that helped them turn the wolves’ fortunes around and follow their path to winning six wins in the Top Division for the first time in 55 years.
The first task was to introduce the discipline lost on the surprising final day under O’Neill. Most notably, there was the sight of Captain Mario Remina in a controversy open with his colleagues on the pitch after his defeat to West Ham.
Against Ipswich, Mateus Cunya’s strange loss of control, removing someone’s glasses, leading to a halt. “At the end of the previous regime, it felt very negative and quite confusing,” says One Wolves Insider. “That’s not a good environment for everyone to work.”
It was that denial that had to change. O’Neill had suggested that the Wolf had three proven Premier League players, perhaps in an attempt to protect his own reputation. Are some unconsciously wondering how such stories affect the team?
Pereira brought about a different mentality, reassuring people above him that recruitment wasn’t too bad and that this could become a top half team. Focus switched to what players couldn’t do and the best way to showcase what they could and those skills.
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Watching wolf head coach Vitol Pereira launch crowds against West Ham
“Maybe we didn’t have to tweak the press every week to change the formation,” says another wolf figure whose preparations changed. “We spent so much time focusing on the opposition and how to stop them. We’ve ended up not having an identity.”
All of this mentality’s changes were Pereira, but the committee leaned against it and worked to remove the negativity that permeated the thought. The plan was to create an excus culture, eliminate the problem and prevent players from blaming it all.
Some changes are minor and the responsible admit that they should have been dealt with earlier. For example, you need a new coffee machine in the dining room. The wolves did everything to change their mood, so others were more imaginative.
On the training grounds, players will have dedicated content creators for players as well as fans, so they will stimulate images that stimulate images that stimulate images that are updated more regularly.
As players step into the building, birthday graphics are on display. It is known that Yerson Mosquera is grateful for his recovery from a long-term injury. The focus of the image even moves to those rehabilitating while the playing person is spending their rest days.
Changing room lighting is specially designed to shift the body clock and optimize the wavelength of light for evening games. Behind the initiative that Pereira has embraced, instigated by the head of Performance Hayward.
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Highlights from the Wolf and Leicester Premier League match
A small touch is repeated in Molineux. There, after a recent 3-0 defeat over Leicester, the screen above the pegs in the changing room were playing goal clips as the player left the pitch. Players can even choose warm-up music.
Nelson Semed, the wolf captain since the Remina catastrophe, was not only a gentle head but an active person who ensured that the details were correct. He works with the club to host a variety of grills and parties for his team as part of doubling his player care efforts.
There will be a Louis Vuitton pop-up event planned for player partners. This may all sound spoiled, but internally it is seen as an attempt to create a sense that the club is directed at helping the player.
Pereira brings seriousness to preparation, reintroducing hotel stays before home games, reporting individually rather than a relatively relaxed player routine. It also kindly demands a response and increases attention to detail.
The wolf hotel mattress has been improved, but a lounge has been set up onsite to avoid boredom. In addition to DART boards and pool tables, the IT team has increased the hotel’s broadband speeds, making the game an option.
One insider will briefly summarise it. “Vitor came and I knew what it all looked like.” He raised expectations and realized that it wasn’t all football. It’s no surprise that there’s more discipline and connection to the pitch.
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There is a belief within the club that the impact of more constructive dialogue is already felt. When Emmanuel Agbadow was injured against Liverpool, he chose to play first, which could make the issue worse.
Players were promptly encouraged to speak up, communicate better in such situations, and to have open dialogue with each other. Marshall Munetti then flagged tension after scoring against Everton and dropped out at halftime. The problem was avoided.
The same thing happened with Joao Gomez, who insisted on staying on the pitch on a yellow card with Arsenal, and was subsequently sent. Pereira took responsibility for it and has since been particularly aggressive and actively working to remove his reserved players.
“We’re all trying to be more proactive than we don’t wait for problems to occur,” says One Wolves executive. With that in mind, the management meeting is to continue, and the ambition is that this cultural change will remain in Molineux.
Image: Wolf Chair Jeff Sea is the club’s vice president, Robert Plant and Robert Plant of Mollineau
The wolf anger towards women and the call to avoid registering for the championship if promoted, reminded them of its importance. The sense is that if this culture of openness had been in place a year ago, it would have been treated very differently.
Similarly, the club is considering how popular players’ departures are managed. It is still ranked on supporters and ranked for not having had the opportunity to say goodbye to Joao Moutinho. Recently, the exits for Remina and Craig Dawson have been far from ideal.
It’s a theme that will soon be in the spotlight again, given that Semedo is not signed in the summer and Cunha is expected to become a target for a big club. After a year of long practice in crisis management, they need to be prepared.
Of course, there are more challenges. But now, this time there is their predicament and I am sure that the wolves are a more robust entity, because of the understanding that it is the club that can deal with their problems in a storm that can overcome them.
As one of the key numbers states, “sometimes there are issues to make you realize that it needs to evolve.” Symbodily, Shi will abandon the office at the training ground this summer, leaving the extra space for new players’ lounges. It seems that you’ve learned the lesson.
