With 1860 Munich, Vítor Pereira once wanted to go high – and crashed. In England, the Portuguese forms the Wolverhampton Wanderers into a team of the hour.
According to Vítor Pereira, according to his own statements, that the fans of the Wolverhampton Wanderers sing so exuberantly sing his name.
“Sometimes I lose concentration in the game because I would like to thank the fans,” said the Wolves coach at the BBC . “This connection has been around since the first game – it is something special that I didn’t expect. I also experienced it with other clubs, but not like here.”
The donations in the Molineux stage after the 3-0 victory against Leicester City at the weekend visibly enjoyed the Portuguese. “Oh, Vítor Pereira,” it sounded from the fan curve. And the celebrated coach kept lying his right fist into the air and knocked on the chest gestures that reminded of the former Liverpool success coach Jürgen Klopp.
Víitor Pereira fully hit the Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves with the best run since 1970
The Wolves are currently table-13. – In the no man’s land of the Premier League, such an euphoria looks a bit exaggerated at first glance. But Pereira’s balance sheet is quite impressive.
The victory against the Foxes, which were already a relegated team, was already the sixth in a row. The Wolves last achieved such a series in 1970. This means that Wolverhampton is currently the most powerful team of the Premier League.
When Pereira took over in December, the Wolves were in the penultimate place with only nine points and five points behind the saving bank. Since then, the club has gained ten victories from the West Midlands and got rid of all relegation worries early.
Only Liverpool and Newcastle better
Since Pereira’s taking office two days before Christmas, only FC Liverpool and Newcastle United have won more victories in the Premier League.
“When we arrived here, the main thing was to defend better. And now I want more. I want the team to play football with the ball,” said the 56-year-old.
Pereira once formulated fully -bodied goals at 1860 Munich – and failed.
Pereira wanted “to the top” – and crashes
In December 2016, the lions presented the new coach in a brewery. His legendary announcement that he wanted to lead the sixties again “to the top” is unforgettable.
But instead of upwards, the traditional club continued. Pereira was responsible for relegation from the 2nd Bundesliga as a coach, and there were fan riots in the relegation game against Jahn Regensburg.
Due to a lack of license for the 3rd division, in 1860 had to be restarted in the regional league. And Pereira was history.
“I accepted this risk project. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough. It’s a sad moment. It’s all difficult to cope with. It’s a big hole in me,” said Pereira back then.
Relationship with Özil was considered disturbed
FC Porto (2012 and 2013) and Olympiacos Piraeus (2015) had previously led to the championship. After the chaotic episode in Munich 2018, he also achieved this in China with Shanghai Sipg.
After his from there in 2020 Pereira became a hiking bird. After only half a year, Fenerbahce had already ended again, his relationship with offensive star Mesut Özil was considered disturbed.
The activities in South America near Corinthians and Flamengo as well as most recently in Saudi Arabia at Al-Shabab were short-lived.
Ex-Herthaner Cunha raves about Pereira
In England it seems to fit. This is also due to the ex-Herthan Matheus Cunha. The Brazilian was involved in all three goals in the 3-0 against Leicester.
“At the moment it is easy to talk about him,” enthused Cunha from his coach: “He came here to help us. If you look at the things we do on the field, then he has his fingers in the game.”
And the 25-year-old pushed after: “Everyone is very happy to have him and all other coaches around.” However, this could soon no longer apply to him. English media recently reported that Cunha should be about a move to Manchester United.
But first of all Friday at Manchester City (9 p.m. in the LiveTicker), the success series is being put to the test. “We have the ambition to win the next game,” Pereira stated the direction of march – he knows his way around with confident announcements.