“I’m just Vitor,” replied Vitor Pereira when asked to describe himself during his first Wolves press conference.
There were no bold declarations of being a special one like Jose Mourinho and the 56-year-old did not offer any guarantees of survival.
But the will to succeed is there and there is confidence in his own ability having waited 14 years to realise a dream of working in the Premier League.
His press conference lasted 46 minutes. How he wants to play, how long it might take to see his Wolves identity, the transfer window, the squad’s recent indiscipline and his varied club history were among the many topics.
Pereira apologised for his English – which was excellent – before and after the press conference and only twice did he need a question repeating. Courteous and friendly, he even took a question about his salary in Saudi in his stride.
It was a positive first impression, the former Porto manager has a clear way of working but will need time – like any new manager – for his influence to sink in.
He will have had just three days to prepare for Sunday’s trip to Leicester and after four straight defeats – 11 in 16 Premier League games – maybe an instant impact cannot be expected.
The self belief Pereira showed when facing the media for the first time will be needed if he is going to pull off a successful survival fight.
