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00:00Hello, I'm Nathan Judah, I'm here with Wolves of Portuguese, Mr Liam Keane. The first game

00:16of the Vitor Pereira era finishes Leicester City at Hanil. Now Wolves of Portuguese, what's

00:25Portuguese? I can't speak Portuguese, I can do it here though. What's the thing in Portuguese?

00:29Wolves of Portuguese 3. I don't think anyone saw that result coming. Look, it was a very

00:35important game, they needed to at least draw today, if not win. But the way they've done

00:40it, I mean I've just been speaking to the fans Liam, they're absolutely buzzing. And

00:43they've wanted this and they've waited for this for a long time and so are we because

00:46that was as good as it's going to get. That was incredible, wasn't it? It was a Christmas

00:51cracker. It was a Christmas cracker. Let's get that in there. Ooh, got a little dark.

00:56Can't quite see this. Go on. Yeah, look, it was clinical, there were some really good

01:02individual performances, they put Leicester to the sword. Without really getting out of

01:08first or second gear really, I don't think Wolves were at their best. But they didn't

01:14have to be at their best. One, because they were clinical. Two, because with all due respect,

01:19Leicester are a bit... I mean, they were shocking, they were really bad. But you can only beat

01:23what's in front of you. Wolves went out there, they did exactly that. They defended sensibly,

01:29there was no craziness. A couple of unforced errors that made them a little bit shaky at

01:33times. That's what you're going to get with this team, struggling. Exactly. It's not going

01:37to change overnight. But it was comfortable, it was sensible and when they got their chances

01:43they took them. They were fully worth the three points. It was a priceless win. Look,

01:50he made some changes, he made some changes to the system. He had Matt Doherty playing

01:53just inside, he kept Nelson Samedo right wing back, Rodrigo Gomez was recalled on that left-hand

01:58side who I actually thought had a really good game. I thought he was very good at Fulham

02:02when he started, he's very good here. We talked about it in the podcast, people who may benefit

02:07under Vito Pereira, Rodrigo Gomez could be the prime candidate here. First goal, Gonzalo

02:12Guedes beats Connor Cody to the punch and that's exactly what you needed to not just

02:18get these fans going in the corner who were magnificent, but also to quieten this Leicester

02:23crowd down because they're ready to go as well and they did go. Yeah, they did. They

02:27went very early. The fans weren't with them at all. The atmosphere was very dour. That

02:31played into Wolves' hands. The team took some advantage of that really and with that, it

02:37was, as I say, a clinical and comfortable victory. Wolves were definitely well worth

02:42it and look, the Vito Pereira era is off to a perfect start.

02:46Rodrigo Gomez adding a second and actually a lovely ball and I thought, obviously, terrible

02:51at the back. I mean, James Justin, I don't know what he's doing. Danny Ward, I don't

02:53know what he's doing. But when you look at the game tonight, when you look at the way

02:57that Rodrigo Gomez has taken the touch and then just nipped it home, it's a really smart,

03:01smart finish by him.

03:02Yeah, it is. I mean, God knows what the defenders are doing. James Justin's all over the shop.

03:09Danny Ward gets wrong-footed all over the place. But it's a brilliant run. It's a brilliant

03:12ball from Doherty as well. And he gets his first goal in Wolves' colours. I was really

03:16pleased for him. We like runners. So, for him to get that goal is excellent for him

03:22on an individual level. But I've got the second one in that half was probably the biggest

03:26goal of the lot, really. The third kills the game but the second one puts Wolves firmly

03:29in control of it. And Leicester never really looked like getting close to getting back

03:33into it.

03:34No, when Matthias Cudi, when he adds a third, when Matthias Cudi scores, Wolves normally

03:37pick up points. That's exactly what he did.

03:39Yeah, ninth goal of the season now. We're probably going to miss him for the next few

03:43games as well. But he's one hell of a player. It's a good goal. Don't get me wrong, Danny

03:48Ward throws it in almost. I mean, it goes through him. But you've still got to take

03:52your chances. You've got to shoot. You've got to go for it. And Wolves did exactly that.

03:58It's from a little bit of a tight angle, it was a decent effort and Wolves are 3-0 up.

04:01For as amazing as the first half was, I actually thought the second half was better because

04:06you expect Leicester to come out, to push, to create chance. And I thought they were

04:09very well disciplined, very well organised. Lack of mistakes at the back. Second away

04:14clean sheet of the season. Oh, second clean sheet of the season actually, first away from

04:18home. But I thought that they were just measured at the back. There was no panicking there.

04:22And that's what you think the Vito Pro is going to bring and that's what he wants to

04:24bring.

04:25Yeah, a little bit of composure, a bit of calmness. As I say, a couple of unforced errors,

04:28Totti made a couple in either half. A couple of the set pieces, they actually defended

04:33relatively well, but probably their clearances were a little bit rushed and hurried. But

04:38those aside, you're going to get that with a team that's down there fighting and struggling.

04:41But I'm not used to watching a game where they're comfortable, you're 3-0 up and you're

04:45not concerned.

04:46No, and they never came close really, Leicester's getting back into the team. Vardy, their biggest

04:49threat, got a couple of chances in behind. One at nil-nil, which is a big chance and

04:53Sarr does well to block it with his chest. But other than that, Wolves were comfortable

04:57really defending that. Leicester didn't have a lot to offer and what they did offer, Wolves

05:01down with Queen's.

05:02Up to 18th in the table now, but in touching distance of outside the bottom three where

05:06Leicester City are. Now look, you look at the team sheet today and we've done it many

05:10times this season, Wolves are the better side on paper, but they haven't shown that. We

05:13look at it today, we're like, come on, Wolves are the better side on paper. They've shown

05:16it today. Wolves, without a shadow of a doubt, without what's gone on before and the miserable

05:21season we've had, should be finishing above Leicester City in the Premier League this

05:23season. They should be. Now if they're not, then they deserve to go down, let's be honest.

05:28Southampton we think have gone as well. So there's two or three positions there that

05:31Wolves, and speaking to the fans, they're still confident that they can get out of it.

05:35Do you think on this showing that they should be okay?

05:37Yeah, I do.

05:38They've got to keep it up of course.

05:39Of course, there's plenty to do. There's a long way to go. The January window is going

05:42to be massive for that as well. But that change with the head coach, a change in the atmosphere

05:50amongst the away supporters, all of that played into, and of course being clinical and taking

05:53chances played into a perfect away day. It could not be a better start really. Going

05:58now at home on Boxing Day against a Man Utd team in disarray at the moment. Wolves have

06:04given themselves a really good chance, but there's still a lot to do. Am I confident

06:08that they're going to stay up? I am. I think there's teams that are worse than them. I

06:12think they've got enough quality to stay in the league. January as I say will be massive

06:14to that, but this Wolves team is good enough to stay in this division.

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