Pereira on Wolves' 2-0 victory over Manchester United

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Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, UK  26/12/24

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00:00You've had a week with the team, two wins out of two, how do you feel about the performance?

00:07Fantastic feeling, fantastic feeling, special because of the spirit of the team.

00:16Now I think we can see that the players are ready to suffer together,

00:27they are ready to run, to fight, to compete for each ball,

00:32and this is the click, I think the confidence, they feel now,

00:42I feel that they have confidence to play and to win the duels,

00:48and this is the most important for me.

00:51I don't think anyone was expecting him to score from a corner,

00:56but he had an outstanding performance,

00:59what does that say about him and the leadership he showed to give the goal to Juan at the end?

01:06He is a top player, he is a top player, he is a special player,

01:16he can do things that can make a difference in the small details.

01:24We tried this corner because we wanted the corner, the swing inside,

01:31to try to explore this corner, but you know, you can work a lot in the end,

01:42nothing happens, but with this kind of player, things can happen.

01:48About the leadership, I'm discovering day by day the leaders inside the team,

01:56I feel that they are connected, they are in communication,

02:01they want to do something, they want to change things, and this is important.

02:09I won't ask you on a personal level every week, I promise,

02:13but you said the other day Ruben Amorim is a new generation of coach, manager,

02:18few to beat in 2-0 this evening, of course it's the team effort,

02:23but do you have some pride in that, that you got one over him?

02:29It was not Vitor Pereira against Ruben Amorim,

02:36but it was Wolves against Manchester, it means that Ruben is a top coach,

02:43in my opinion, and with time he will show his level.

02:51Today was a tough game, and I had the gift in my shoes,

03:02but difficult games, I feel the energy of the supporters,

03:16the atmosphere is special, it's a very special year, I'm very happy inside.

03:24Did you look at the video of Manchester United against Tottenham?

03:30Did you think you had a player that could do that as well?

03:35Of course we analyse every match,

03:40I think all the staff tries to understand the movements,

03:48for the spaces that we can explore,

03:54and we try to not allow them to do it against us,

04:02this is football, sometimes it happens, other times no.

04:10In the last game before you arrived, you had a difficult moment,

04:15have you been able to speak to him about his state of mind?

04:23He knows that he lost a little bit of emotional control,

04:29but he's a good boy, a very good person,

04:33and he has the strong personality not to stay in that moment,

04:41but to help the team every match,

04:45he's performed very well,

04:49because in his mind he wants to help the team,

04:59not thinking about himself, but thinking about the team.

05:05How much did you enjoy your first game at Monaco?

05:13It's something that the chemistry between the supporters and the coach

05:23takes time to win, to get,

05:27this is a surprise for me,

05:30because since the first day they started singing my name,

05:38and this is special,

05:40but I need to deserve this,

05:43the team needs to deserve the energy that came from them,

05:51good energy,

05:53energy that we want to fight for them,

05:57this is beautiful.

06:00When the second goal went in, the celebrations between Pissarro,

06:04the players, the staff,

06:06I think Tommy Doyle ran straight to you,

06:09there seems to be a togetherness you've been able to build

06:12within the space of a week, is that fair to say?

06:15You know why? Because Doyle is a special player,

06:19with a special character,

06:22he's a team player who wants to help every time,

06:28it doesn't matter if it's 5 minutes or 10 minutes or 90 minutes,

06:36he's the same person every time,

06:39with great energy,

06:41the true energy that we need in this team,

06:44that's why this feeling at the end of the game,

06:50the true yoke to feel the energy together.

06:55And two clean sheets as well,

06:58that's a remarkably important goal, isn't it?

07:00Yes, very important for us,

07:03to feel the confidence without the ball,

07:07to know the moments,

07:10we cannot press every time,

07:14we need to know the moments to press,

07:17and the moments to wait as a block,

07:20and if they come in our block,

07:23or in the back of our block,

07:25we must come back together as a team,

07:28and this is what we are trying to increase.

07:35But it's not about tacticals,

07:38it's about spirit.

07:42Mito, you said before the game

07:45that you love watching Boxing Day football at home,

07:48was this the best Boxing Day for you ever?

07:51This is the first one,

07:54because I used to see Boxing Day on the sofa,

07:59on the TV,

08:02but I never lose my focus,

08:06when I want something,

08:09I work, I work, I work,

08:10and one day I will be there.

08:13Inside of me, I know it,

08:18that one day I will be there to compete,

08:22and to show my work.

08:24And this is my time.

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