New Wolves boss Vitor Pereira is ready to create a Molineux masterpiece.
The 56-year-old takes charge for the first time on Sunday, when second from bottom side Wolves travel to fellow strugglers Leicester City.
The Foxes, currently in 17th place, will open up an eight-point lead on Pereira’s new side with victory, with the Portuguese manager facing a battle to keep Wolves in the Premier League.
But Pereira is ready to paint a new picture at the club.
“I like the [Leonardo] Da Vinci managers, the managers who are a step forward than the others. They create things – new things – because the beautiful things in football are the things we haven’t made yet,” he said.
“Every time football surprises me, because someone has come and done something different. [Pep] Guardiola came and did something different, [Jurgen] Klopp did something different and [Arne] Slot is now.
“I’m a very creative guy and I need to express [myself]. Football is to paint and create something new.
“It’s what I feel inside of me. I came here to create something new and beautiful.”
Pereira had been close to joining Everton three times since 2010, and Wolves is his 10th managerial job in the past 11 years.
He joined from Saudi Pro League side Al-Shabab, having also managed in Turkey, Greece – where he won the title with Olympiakos – China and Brazil since leaving Porto in 2013 as a two-time title winner.
“I’m responsible for my career. I used to say football is my air to breathe. I can spend hours thinking about football because I’m a man of detail,” he said.
“A lot of times my decisions don’t allow me to get the right job.
“When I go one month without football, after two months I need to get on the pitch. A lot of times, I lost my patience to wait for the right opportunity. It’s why I went to a lot of countries.”
