Wolves boss praises 'mentally strong' squad after another victory

A clinical 4-2 win over Spurs moved Wolves up to 16th in the Premier League for the first time this season and extended their unbeaten run to five games with four consecutive victories.

Larsen netted his fifth in four games at the weekend and his head coach is delighted with the work he is doing with the team - and Wolves' resilience at keeping Spurs at bay.

"Larsen is a team player who has quality," Pereira said.

"For a striker, we want goals, but he also works a lot to help the team.

"He's a team worker.

"Mentally we are in good shape, we are strong.

"We feel we can win, we can compete with the other teams.

"Football is strategic. I know Ange (Postecoglou) very well and I know they like to press the pass back. They came as a block to press.

"But the spaces at the back were there and with a long ball, prepared for the second ball, is what we did in training to prepare the team for this moment.

"If you create problems, the back line will be afraid to go and then we'll start to have spaces in between the lines.

"When we create these spaces, we can play with the ball."

Wolves now have six games left this season and could potentially finish as high as 13th.

To do that, they will need to catch up to Spurs, Manchester United and Everton, who all sit just above Wolves.

Pereira's side face United next and a win at Old Trafford would see them go level on points with Ruben Amorim's team.

The Wolves fans have built a strong relationship with Pereira and the players in recent weeks and Larsen is enjoying their support after another big win.

"To win again, it's unbelievable, I'm really proud of the whole club and the whole team," the striker said.

“Every song goes amazing in the crowd. Vitor has made a point there, we're always focused on the game first. 

"I'm the same, I want to come in and score goals every time, and then after that we see what happens. I'm just pleased they sing my name, and hopefully it can continue like that.

"We are a good team at the moment, and we've created a good spirit. The gaffer and the whole team need a lot of a lot of credit.”