It was a surprise for me, says Vitor Pereira after Wolves’ big win at Leicester

Wolves leader Vitor Pereira admitted moreover he was amazed by his team’s show aft his first crippled astatine the helm ended successful a 3-0 triumph astatine chap strugglers Leicester.

Goncalo Guedes, Rodrigo Gomes and Matheus Cunha were each connected target successful the first half to get Pereira, who arrived from Al Shabab connected Thursday to switch the sacked Gary O’Neil, disconnected to the cleanable start.

“For a short clip of work, what the squad did successful the crippled was a astonishment for me,” said the Portuguese, whose 18th-placed squad moved wrong 2 points of Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Foxes. “We showed existent spirit, the assurance and tactically I deliberation we were intelligent.

“Fantastic feeling. I told the players astatine the extremity of the crippled we request to beryllium proud of what we did connected the transportation and we request to make our supporters proud because this relationship is important.

“Before I came, I studied the players and successful my sentiment I deliberation pinch the value we person present we tin get results and different position (up) the table.

“I judge pinch the value we person and assurance we person successful our work, we tin do it (avoid relegation).”

Pereira was peculiarly pleased to spot his squad support their 2nd cleanable expanse of the season, pinch Wolves having conceded 40 Premier League goals this play – the highest magnitude of immoderate team.

“It’s very important because we request to get assurance again successful really we take sides and trying to amended crippled by crippled and training by training,” he said.

“I’m proud of our work, proud of my players. This is what I want from them, to make our supporters proud.”

Leicester, meanwhile, person now leaked 10 goals successful Van Nistelrooy’s first 4 games successful charge, and suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time.

Wolves’ 2nd extremity connected Sunday came pursuing a mix-up betwixt full-back James Justin and goalkeeper Danny Ward.

Van Nistelrooy accepted individual mistakes had costs his broadside but said the fans booing Ward did not make it easy for the team.

“Today we defended wide amended but it was individual mistakes that fto successful the goals, past complete the 90 minutes we couldn’t overcome,” the Dutchman said.

“It (the booing) doesn’t make it easy for him (Ward) and the team. We understand the disappointment from the crowd but it shouldn’t spell to 1 player. Booing aliases being disappointed successful results is simply a correct from the instrumentality but, erstwhile it goes to 1 person, that is thing that is difficult to see.

“I deliberation he kept his composure very well. Over the crippled it’s not easy and erstwhile you drawback the shot and group cheer (sarcastically), erstwhile it gets individual for illustration that… he handled it very well.

“He’s the first 1 to look successful the mirror. They want to do their champion for the nine and erstwhile it doesn’t activity retired it’s bully to instrumentality together.”