Wolves boss keen to develop the next generation
Vitor Pereira is keen to bring through the next generation at Wolves as he takes a look at the up-and-coming stars.
The head coach has already given teenager Mateus Mane a place on the bench this season in the Premier League.
A number of the academy's best talents often train with the first team and Pereira says it is in his nature to give them an opportunity when the time is right.
"I started my career in youth teams, firstly in the second division," Pereira said.
"When I went to Porto, I stayed there eight years and I had the time to analyse the players, to improve the level of this kind of player, these young players, and this is something that is in my nature now.
"That's why every week we bring players from the academy and I'm selecting the best ones for future.
"We have three, four players in my mind now that I can imagine playing in our team in the future, for sure."
Wolves' focus has been on surviving relegation, but once that is secured there could be an opportunity for some young players to get their first team chance.
And Pereira is eager to discover the players with the right 'personality' to take that moment with both hands.
"It's the opportunity for the young players, a chance for them to be with us, to work with us, and to prepare the future also," Pereira added.
"They need time. To increase the level of a young player it is important to give them time to feel the confidence, to express themselves.
"But sometimes the reality is that there is an injury from another player and the time comes sooner, and sometimes they need to grow up in the moment and to go there and to perform.
"This is where their personality comes. Some of them, they have a strong personality and they can deal with it, because to deal with the Premier League is not easy.
"To deal with this kind of quality is not easy. It's not easy to go there.
"In the training, they can do amazing things, but after, in the end of the day, it's important to go on the pitch and to show that I have the personality to do what I work on in training.
"This is the difference between this player and this player. If they have the talent, it's the personality."
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