Wolves have sacked Vitor Pereira after their winless begin to the Premier League season. The membership are backside of the desk with simply two factors from their opening 10 video games.
A 3-0 defeat at Fulham on Saturday was their third in a row within the Premier League, leaving Wolves eight factors from security. Pereira’s dismissal comes after he had signed a brand new three-year contract in September.
The 57-year-old Portuguese saved the membership from relegation final season. He took over in December with Wolves nineteenth, however oversaw 10 wins in 22 video games – together with six in a row between March and April – to steer the membership to security.
Pereira celebrated with Wolves supporters by becoming a member of them within the pub – however the temper shortly turned at Molineux and Pereira rowed with followers after the late dwelling defeat towards Burnley final weekend.
Key gamers Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri have been bought in the summertime and Wolves’ sorry begin left Pereira’s place in jeopardy.
“Upon his arrival at Molineux final December, Pereira and his coaches made an instantaneous impression, guiding the workforce to a profitable second half of the Premier League marketing campaign,” a Wolves assertion mentioned.
“Nonetheless, outcomes and performances this time period have fallen under acceptable requirements, and in consequence, a change in management was deemed vital.
“Underneath-21 head coach James Collins and Underneath-18 head coach Richard Walker will take coaching whereas the membership finalise the appointment of a brand new first-team head coach.”
After the 3-0 defeat at Fulham, the place Wolves have been lowered to 10 males after Emmanuel Agbadou’s straight purple card, goalkeeper Sam Johnstone mentioned Wolves must be “embarrassed”.
“It was irritating, embarrassing,” Johnstone mentioned. “It’s not adequate and we have to do higher. We must be embarrassed, and they won’t need to hear it, however we clearly apologise to the followers.
“We’re making an attempt our greatest, however now we have to maintain going. We’ve received good gamers and we have to flip it round shortly.”
Wolves are the primary membership in Premier League historical past to go winless of their first 10 video games in consecutive seasons, and now want one other restoration job to avoid wasting themselves from relegation.
Pereira is the fourth Premier League supervisor to be sacked this season, following Nuno Espirito Santo, Graham Potter and Ange Postecoglou – with West Ham and Nottingham Forest the opposite two golf equipment within the backside three.
Pereira was unable to establish what went mistaken within the 3-0 defeat at Fulham however mentioned Wolves’ efficiency at Craven Cottage was their worst since he took over.
“I can’t come right here to have solutions for everybody. I have to speak to my gamers to grasp what the issue was immediately,” Pereira mentioned after his remaining recreation in cost.
“I can say to you I’m doing my finest and dealing exhausting. I can’t management time or the boldness the membership has. However me and my employees try every thing to assist the workforce to carry out and get outcomes.
Wolves government chair Jeff Shi mentioned: “Vitor and his workforce labored tirelessly for Wolves and helped information us by way of a difficult interval final season, for which we’re grateful.
“Sadly, the begin to this season has been a disappointment and, regardless of our robust want to present the pinnacle coach time and matches to seek out an enchancment, now we have reached some extent the place we should make a change.
“We thank Vitor and his employees for his or her efforts and need them the easiest for the longer term.”
