On Thursday, Wolverhampton Wanderers appointed Vítor Pereira as their new manager, just days after parting ways with Gary O’Neil.
The Premier League side have just two league wins this season and this has seen them languish in 19th spot, five points behind 17th placed Leicester City.
Wolves’ André has given an interview to ESPN in Brazil to discuss the Portuguese’s arrival at Molineux.
The midfielder arrived at the English club from Fluminense in the summer window and had come up against Pereira, when he was managing Corinthians and Flamengo.
André, from his experience, has explained what his Wolves’ teammates can expect from the new manager.
“I haven’t worked together [with him], so it’s a bit difficult to say, but the impression from playing against him is that his teams really like to compete. He’s a serious guy who works hard,” he said.
The Brazil international also insisted he and his teammates have to adapt quickly to the new manager’s methods to help Wolves get out of the danger zone.
“I want to learn as much as I can from him. And whatever I have to do, I’ll do as much as I can. Not just me, but all my teammates,” André explained.
“We have a very young squad, so it’s about everyone being together, understanding what he wants quickly, putting it on the pitch and doing as much as possible to start getting out of this relegation zone.”
The 23-year-old has talked about Pereira’s ‘main mission’, meaning the areas he has to work on to help Wolves improve further.
Wolves have conceded 40 goals from 16 games and have the worst defensive record in the Premier League, four more than 20th placed Southampton. ESPN also points out the English club have struggled while defending set pieces this season.
“And we didn’t score any goals from set pieces,” the Brazilian added.
“I think that from now on we have to concentrate more on things, on training, give more of our lives for the club, dedicate ourselves more, do something more, and I’m sure we’ll get out of this situation.”
“We have a very young squad. It’s about putting what Vítor Pereira proposes into practice and fighting every game.”
