Points, pubs and Pereira – why a perfect match at Wolves turned sour

Just two points, no pints. Wolves had to call Vitor Pereira’s time at the bar, which was inevitable.

The 57-year-old leaves after just 11 months at Molineux after enjoying going to the pub to celebrate victories with Wolves fans last season.

The result of Saturday’s 3-0 defeat by Fulham, their eighth defeat in ten games, was a performance that saw managers fired and teams relegated.

A team that is currently at the bottom of the Premier League and in a dangerous downward spiral had all the right ingredients: a red card, an own goal, and a loss to a relegation rival.

After a disastrous afternoon in west London, Wolves decided against making a change, and even the club hierarchy was still supporting Pereira even before the weekend.

He oversaw a six-game winning streak between March and April and took the place of Gary O’Neil in December last year, O’Neil having presided over another 10-game winless start. The club’s best top-flight run since 1970 was it.

Pereira was nominated for Premier League manager of the year, but problems started to appear in the summer, leading to Pereira now regrets not leaving Molineux at the start of the season.

After finishing 17 points above the relegation zone in 16th place, the former Porto manager, who twice won the Portuguese title, wanted to carry on the success of last season.

He was disappointed not to land first-choice targets, despite the fact that he was unhappy with the planning over transfers. Wolves signed five senior players for around £100 million, but none of them had Premier League experience.

However, he ultimately sanctioned those who did arrive, including striker Tolu Arokodare, and they were typically his choices, including securing Jhon Arias’ signing.

When Nelson Semedo, captain of Wolves, left on a free and Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri, both joined Manchester United and Manchester City, respectively, leaving them for a significant sum of money, leaving them with almost £120 million, including other departures.

After United triggered his release clause, Cunha’s £62 million move set a club record, but Wolves were unable to replace his 15 goals and overall talent.

The Wolves had 63 goals in the previous season, but 32 of those goals were scored by players who no longer play for the club.

The club is considering a change of course and will try to recruit more local players in the future to increase their quota. They also feel like they are entering a new cycle and are aware of the dangers it entails.

Owners Fosun are open to minority investment into Fosun Sports Group, despite the club’s long-term view at Molineux that they can succeed and that even if they are promoted, it can be handled.

However, they may have been distracted from the short-term due to their long-term planning, which has left the club with a second battle with relegation that appears to be over.

After conceding late goals that prevented them from defeating Tottenham and Brighton, the players have become mentally ill.

With 15 minutes left, Wolves lost to a team that appeared to be playing for a point, in contrast to last week’s late 3-2 defeat at Burnley, in which for the first time fans turned on Pereira.

The Clarets’ victory at Molineux resulted in Pereira having lost to all of the promoted sides this season, and those results had a negative impact on the team’s confidence.

One of the reasons for sacking Pereira is thought to be one of the players’ failures, along with the obvious issue of poor results.

After losing to Wolves on Saturday, BBC Sport asked how they could become the only Premier League team to survive with two points from ten games. Pereira was unable to provide a convincing response.

“I don’t have the answer, but I can say that last season, for a team like Wolves, it was possible to win six games in a row,” I said. he stated.

Even for the big teams, it’s very challenging. Six games in a row is challenging to win. My response is this.

After Andre and Joao Gomes were left out of the midfield, Pereira had made the most changes to his starting lineup [31] in the Premier League this season.

Pereira claimed that Wolves needed to be more defensively strong on Saturday, but they conceded after nine minutes, with Ryan Sessegnon making the most of Santi Bueno’s error.

Staff at the Compton training base liked him because he was honest. The club is unlikely to encounter that type of person again because he took the time to get to know the fans and the area, and he helped to coin the adage “first the points, then the pints.”

He struggled for answers at Fulham, which was genuinely sad, but he is now well-versed in what was about to happen.

The only top seven teams in the league’s top seven tiers without a league win this season come after Stamford defeated Stourbridge 3-1 on Saturday in the Southern League Premier League.

Results dictate, and they are now adrift at the foot of the table with little evidence of a dramatic improvement in performance despite executive chairman Jeff Shi’s willingness to be loyal.

Wolves are scheduled to make a Saturday trip to Chelsea, but Under-21 head coach James Collins and Richard Walker, who are the Under-18s’ coaches, have not been ruled out taking over.

The former Olympiacos and Fenerbache manager described the Fulham defeat as his worst performance under his leadership, and a debrief was scheduled for both the head coach and the players on Monday to discuss their feelings.