Wolves revived under Vitor Pereira: Inner story of how the culture change saved its Premier League season

The appointment of Vitor Pereira was an obvious turning point in Wolves’s weird season, but there were another. The Portuguese lost four Premier League games in a row so that Wolves still left in the relegation zone, as he approached the end of January.

The meeting was porn for January 28. Inn in Shipley – Pub, due, given Pereira’s tendency for the pint – a full and sincere discussion was held between chairwoman Jeffa Shhi and four of his reliable lieutenants. Informally, Shi called him a war committee.

Together with sports director Matt Hobbs, head of football operations Matt Wild, chief of high performance Phil Hayward and communication director Max Fitzgerald, they talked about what’s going on evil and how it can be corrected. He felt like therapy.

Private, Shi would describe Shu as the lowest point this winter in his nine years in Wolves. For Hobbs, who was grateful to O’Neil for pulling the wolves out of the hole ahead of the previous season, according to her own admission, it was a humble experience.

They both went right in injustice, resetting the club’s culture.

This is the story of a big decision – the appointment of Pereira – but also dozens of little ones who helped to turn Wolves’ fortune, setting them on the path to Pokupinja six victories in a row in Gornja Division, for the first time in 55 years.

The first task was to instill a discipline lost in these alarming last days under O’Neil. The most obvious, there was a view of Mario Lemin – Captain – in an open dispute with colleagues on the field after defeating West Ham.

Against Ipswich, a bizarre loss of control of Matheus Cunha, removing one’s glasses, led to a suspension. “At the end of the previous regime, he felt pretty negative, quite chaotic,” says one Wolves Insider. “It’s not a good environment for anyone to work.”

It was this negativity that had to change. O’Neil, maybe in an attempt to protect his own reputation, suggested that Wolves had only three proven Premier League players. Even subconsciously, some wondered how such a conversation would affect that?

Pereira brought a different mentality, convincing those who were above him that employment was not so bad and that this could be a top team. The focus switched from what the players could not do what they could and how best to show these skills.

“Maybe we didn’t need to change the formation every week, adjusting the press,” says another wolf character who saw the preparations change. “We spent so much time focused on the opposition and how to stop them, in the end we had an identity.”

This mentality move was pereira, but the Committee decided to lean into it, working to remove the negativity that was decaying into thinking. The plan was to create a culture without showing, eliminating the problems that players could not blame everything for it.

Some changes were smaller, and those responsible would admit they should have been solved before. For example, the need for a new coffee machine in the canteen. Others were more imaginative because the wolves did everything to change their mood.

On the training ground, players welcome the view of their latest goals and celebrations that went with them, inspiring images that are updated much more regular because there is a dedicated content creator for players, not just fans.

The birthday graphics are exposed when players enter the building, it is known that Yerson Mosran Mosquera, a long -term injury recovery. The focus of the image is even shifted to those who do rehabilitation when those who play have a rest day.

The lighting in the locker room is now specially designed to divert the body clock for evening games, optimizing the wavelength of light. Behind the initiative, she encouraged the science launched by the head of Hayward, and embraced him Pereira.

Little touches are repeated in Molineux, where the screens above the room change played the goals clippings until the players left the field after their victory 3-0 over Leicester recently. Players can even choose the music they heat up.

Nelson Semedo, Captain of Wolves, from the leminic debacle, was not only a calm head, but also an active figure in ensuring that the details were correct. With the club, he collaborated as part of the duplication of the effort for players, organizing various barbecues and entertainment for the team.

There is a pop-up event Louis Vuitton who is planned for players’ partners. This could sound like cuddling, but it is internally seen as an attempt to create the feeling that the club is aimed at helping players – and comes with more demands than before.

Pereira brought seriousness to preparations, re -introductioning stay at the hotel before home games, not a relatively relaxed routine of players who apply separately. This also required a response in Natura, attracting attention to details.

The mattresses at the Wolves hotel of the choice were improved, while the living room was placed on the spot to ensure that it would not be bored. Like the pool tables and the pool, the IT team increased a broadband speed at the hotel so playing were options.

One insider to summarize it. “Vitor just came in and knew what everything had to look like.” He raised his expectations and realized that he was not all about football. It is not surprising that there is more discipline and connection on the field, now it is more than that.

Within the club, there is a belief that the influence of a more constructive dialogue is already felt. There was an concern when Emmanuel Agbadou was injured against Liverpool to which he was initially chosen to play, potentially deteriorating the issue.

The players are quickly encouraged to speak in such situations, communicate better and have an open dialogue with each other. Marshall Munets then marked the stress after scoring against Everton and came down at halftime. The problem prevented.

A similar thing happened is Joao Gomes, who insisted on staying on the field while he was on a yellow card against Arsenal and was then sent. She has been peeing for this to be guilty and has since been particularly proactive in removing her reserved players.

“We all try to be more proactive, not waiting for the problems to happen,” says one Wolves CEO. With this in mind, the intention is to meet the teaching management meetings, and the ambition is that this cultural change in Molineux is there to stay.

Furore over Wolves womenAnd the invitation not to register them for the championship if promoted, he was a reminder of its importance. The feeling is that this openness culture would appear a year ago, this could be resolved very differently.

Also, the club watches that they are managed by the departure of popular players. He is still raning with fans that there was no chance of saying goodbye to Joao Moutinho. More recently, Lemin and Craig Dawson has been coming out of ideal.

This is a topic that will soon be in the spotlight, since Semedo is not contracts in the summer, and Cunha is expected to be the target for big clubs. After a year, which was a long exercise in the management of crises, they should be prepared.

Of course, there will be more challenges. But now there is a belief that wolves are a more robust entity because of their difficulties this time and understanding that those clubs can deal with their problems in the middle of the storm that is able to solve it.

As one key figure says: “Sometimes you need problems to realize you need to develop.” Symbolically, Shi will give up their office in training this summer to allow additional space for new players. The lessons seemed to be learned.