Wolves boss pleased with attacking options

The star forward will begin his suspension this weekend after his red card against Bournemouth, in a blow to Wolves' chances of survival.

But Pereira, who has now recently welcomed back Jorgen Strand Larsen and Hwang Hee-chan back from injury, is pleased with the options at his disposal as Wolves attack crucial upcoming fixtures in their relegation battle.

And the head coach finishes his answer with an unusual analogy.

"It's important for us because now we have more solutions," Pereira said of his attacking options.

"One week ago we didn't have strikers. Now we have two strikers. 

"Hee-chan came from injury, he's had two or three training sessions with us. 

"Larsen, in this moment, is physically prepared to help the team. 

"The bad luck was two players, Hee-chan and Larsen, injured in a difficult moment.

"If one of them was available, I didn't have any problems.

"We are here to find solutions. If we don't have a dog, we go hunting with a cat."

Larsen played 120 minutes against Bournemouth in his first start since coming back from injury, despite the club planning to play him for just 70 minutes.

Hwang Hee-chan returned to the match day squad but was an unused substitute against the Cherries.

The South Korean international has struggled for form this season with just two goals to his name, after notching 13 goals in all competitions last campaign.

Hwang's best position has been the subject of debate but the head coach says the player prefers to play as a number nine and believes he can offer Wolves a different threat this season.

"He likes to play as a nine, but he's a different nine," Pereira said.

"He's a nine that, in the limit of offside, is dangerous because he's fast, he's fast in a short space.

"If he's confident, he can score goals, because he has this good shooting.

"Sometimes it just takes a goal and a click. A goal is a click to start scoring.

"I have experience in my career with top strikers and sometimes, from nothing, they lose the confidence. and they get the confidence from nothing again. One goal changes everything."

Wolves will now need to utilise every player in the squad with Cunha set for a spell on the sidelines in the coming weeks.

"Very, very, very important, we need everybody," Pereira said when asked about trusting his substitutes.

"I'm very happy with the spirit of this team, because the players that come from the bench, come to help the team.

"This is very important for the team and the club."