Wolves v Crawley - five talking points

New signings Joao Teixeira, Helder Costa and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson all made an impact in what was Walter Zenga's first win as Wolves boss.

But it was two signings from last season - Joe Mason and Conor Coady - who got on the scoresheet as Crawley were defeated in what was at times an edgy, nervous encounter.

Wolves correspondent Tim Spiers picks out five talking points from Zenga's Molineux bow.

Morecambe (twice), Northampton Town, Rotherham United and Chesterfield are among the names to dump Wolves out of the Worthington/Carling/Capital One Cup in recent years (what was wrong with Milk, I ask you?).

Now sponsored by its own newfangled and rather fuddled brand name, the EFL cup is way down the list of Wolves' priorities as they embark on the Fosun/Zenga era.

But Zenga, keen to engineer positivity and a winning habit, forewent the chance to chuck the kids in and made only three unforced changes (the two forced being due to Iorfa's suspension and Edwards' lack of readiness for games in quick succession).

Let's face it, Wolves were never going to breeze this 5-0.

And on a night when Blues lost to Oxford, Sheffield Wednesday were beaten by Cambridge and Ipswich were defeated by Stevenage, the notion of avoiding an embarrassing upset shouldn't be underestimated.

Therefore it was job done, with almost 60 per cent of possession and 24 shots at goal to boot.

As at Rotherham, Wolves struggled in the first half and were indebted to a half-time switch by their impulsive new boss.

In his first two matches Zenga has made four formation changes. And introduced three half-time substitutes.

One of the frequent gripes directed at his predecessor Kenny Jackett was an infuriating penchant to leave it far too late to make substitutions. And switches of formation mid-game were a rarity too.

Zenga, in so many ways and for better or worse, is the complete opposite to Jackett, and most Wolves fans will take an instant liking to his passionate and instinctive style.

The Italian will hope for an extended honeymoon period as he tries to bed in new signings and get the best from players who struggled for form last season.

He's certainly got the fans onside for now. Jackett's decisions to play George Saville at left wing and Conor Coady at right back were lampooned by many. Zenga does the same and the reaction is very different indeed.

All eyes were on Joao Teixeira after his colourful cameo off the bench at Rotherham.

And the Portuguese midfielder didn't disappoint in what was an impressive full debut.

His creative, lively and positive presence in midfield helped spur Wolves on.

His shooting needs a bit of work, but whenever something didn't come off he was warmly encouraged by his team mates, in what was a feature of the evening from the entire team, a trait Zenga has soon instilled in them.

Helder Costa showed glimpses of his undoubted talent, attacking his full back with twists, turns and stepovers.

And Jon Dadi Bodvarsson was a class act. For a 6ft 3in striker he's pretty elegant on the ball, looking to see what's around him and bring in team mates.

All three bring something different to the table. The initial signs are promising.

Wolves began 2015/16 in awful shape defensively, making countless errors that cost the team plenty of goals and points.

Defensive organisation is high on Zenga's priority list - and it'll certainly need to be judging on the first two games.

Andy Lonergan, with a series of very poor clearances, and the hesitant, nervy Kortney Hause were the chief culprits here, while Coady (understandably) and Doherty were too easy to play around at full back.

With more quality in the penalty area Crawley would have scored two or three.

As it was they found the net once - with Wolves conceding an early near-post header from a corner for the second successive game.

There were other problems too - James Henry has started the season a shadow of his 2015/16 self and looks uncomfortable on the left wing.

But a positive word on Coady, who despite his limitations at full back never shirked his responsibilities.

His first Wolves goal finally arrived and you could see just what it meant to him and his team mates.

He comes in for a lot of unfair stick from supporters, but you'd struggle to find anyone more committed to the Wolves cause.

You wonder what managers see in Jack Price that supporters and the media don't.

After all, you'd have to go a long way to recall the last bad performance Price gave in a Wolves shirt.

Occasionally the game can drift by him, yes, but for the majority of the time he's a crucial cog in the Wolves midfield who makes them tick and uses the ball better than anyone in the squad.

Yet Jackett never really trusted him to lead the midfield. And Zenga surprisingly left him out for the Rotherham draw on Saturday.

Given a chance to impress on Tuesday night he took it. Confident and assured in possession (an excellent pass helped create the opener), good from set pieces (his free kick led to the winner) and becoming more of a leader by the game (his exuberant encouragement for Bodvarsson as the striker entered the field at the start of the second half being just one example).

Price simply must play.