Vitor Pereira's brilliant start to life in England shows no signs of stopping anytime soon following his rejuvenation Wolverhampton Wanderers The team tied with Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 in the last round.
There were also two wins on the trot before taking that tough share of the points in north London, where the old gold hierarchy now feel proud that they have seemingly replaced Gary O'Neill with the best possible successor.
Of course, this honeymoon period may soon end the first time Premier League The loss is certainly welcome for Pereira, but so far he is working his magic to bring life back to what was a besieged camp under the previous regime.
Wolves' performance improved under Pereira's leadership
Many stars who would have failed under O'Neill are now back to their best under the Portuguese coach's new methods, with Rayan Ait Nouri himself helping himself to that. Two helpers In an action-packed draw with Tottenham.
From him 87 touches Off the ball, the entertaining Algerian scored three key passes, which included a brilliant assist to Jurgen Strand Larsen who fired a thundering shot past Fraser Forster with just three minutes remaining.
Furthermore, apart from the likes of Ait Nouri and Larsen featuring up front, Pereira has made the Old Gold's defense far more difficult to break down since stepping into the dugout, with the likes of Santiago Bueno and Matt Doherty combining to return to-recover clean sheets in the two wins before this hectic affair.
However, there is another attacking player at the relegation-threatened club who has really benefited from O'Neill's exit as well, and that is Hwang Hee-chan, who is now boasting… Brace From his last two Premier League matches since Pereira arrived on the scene.
Hwang's performance under Pereira
Only on him The third start In the current league season, the South Korean gem unleashed this stunning effort after a cleverly executed free-kick by Ait Nouri found him keen to make an early impact.
The revitalized 28-year-old will also ensure Wolves score a second goal alongside his name to further humiliate the Red Devils on Boxing Day, with Pereira's decision to give the previously frozen striker minutes since his appointment still bearing fruit.
Hwang's goal numbers in the English Premier League with Wolverhampton |
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season |
Games played |
Goals were scored |
24/25 |
13 |
2 |
23/24 |
29 |
12 |
22/23 |
27 |
3 |
21/22 |
30 |
5 |
Its source Transfer market |
He stated before Tottenham's draw that Hwang is a player “High quality”The 44-year-old will be hoping his confidence will be boosted significantly, seeing him reach the heights he managed to achieve last season for the Old Gold with 12 goals on his way to the Premier League.
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In an alternate reality, the former youth coach wouldn't even have the lively number 11 at his disposal now, with Hwang set to exit Molineux this summer for a contract. Roberto de Zerbe Marseille About to get off the ground.
like Per journalist Nathan GoudaThere was a suggestion earlier this month that a January exit was on the cards for the 'unhappy' scorer, as the trip to Tottenham was his third league start of the season:
“And he is probably the most popular player to be linked with a Wolves exit next January, because I'm pretty sure Marseille could come back for him, and they'll look at using him, and they'll look at him as he's not.” Especially happy.
“And there are a lot of managers in the Premier League, a lot of Premier League teams who could deal with Hwang Hee Chan, and I think they will make inquiries. Now, I hope you don't sell Wolves. I really don't.
Fortunately, no such deal was eventually signed, with Pereira now relying on the former Leipzig player to give his team more attacking firepower, away from relying solely on Matthaus Cunha and Larsen who are also brimming with confidence.
Hwang will be praying this is not just a temporary purple patch, with more goals likely to come his way when Wolves take on Nuno Espirito Santo's Nottingham Forest at the start of the new year.
With positive results coming against a topsy-turvy Man United and Ange Postecoglou side, it will be no certainty that Forest will pull off a win over the old gold, especially if Hwang is on their A game again.
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