Wolves midfielder Tommy Doyle hints squad more united under Vitor Pereira than Gary O'Neil

Tommy Doyle has acknowledged that Wolverhampton Wanderers person benefitted greatly from the accomplishment of caller caput manager Vitor Pereira.

When Gary O'Neil was sacked connected December 15, Wolves were connected the brink of being chopped adrift successful the relegation portion up of a travel to rivals Leicester City.

However, the West Midlands outfit person since collected 7 points from Premier League fixtures against the Foxes, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

That has led to Wolves entering 2025 sitting successful 17th presumption successful the Premier League table and 1 constituent supra the bottommost three, portion they stay conscionable six points adrift of 14th-placed Man United.

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Although Doyle has been restricted to 3 substitute outings nether Pereira, his caller Portuguese caput manager celebrated wildly with him erstwhile the midfielder made the tackle that led to Wolves' victory-clinching extremity implicit United connected Boxing Day.

Speaking to the Express & Star, Doyle has conceded that Wolves were close to portion ways with O'Neil successful a bid to prevention their season.

Furthermore, the erstwhile England Under-21 planetary feels that determination is simply a greater unity connected the backmost of much players being provided with opportunities to contribute.

He said: "The alteration was astir apt needed adjacent the end. You tin spot however a batch of lads are benignant of revitalised, and a batch much lads are getting minutes and the squad is being used.

"Everybody feels bully and the changing country is successful a large spot close now, and I deliberation that's down to the manager and his staff."

He added: "We conscionable consciousness a batch person and you tin consciousness that connected the transportation now. We're warring and we're playing with that enthusiasm, we're holding accountability of each other, and the manager holds america accountable arsenic well."

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What adjacent for Wolves?

Wolves are not backmost successful enactment until they play big to Nottingham Forest connected January 6. If Leicester City flooded Aston Villa oregon Ipswich Town get the amended of Fulham, Wolves volition commencement that crippled successful the bottommost three.

An FA Cup third-round necktie astatine Bristol City follows that contest, with prima antheral Matheus Cunha absent from some fixtures due to suspension.

Doyle volition anticipation to commencement astatine slightest 1 of those fixtures having been provided with conscionable 551 minutes crossed 17 appearances each season.

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