It didn’t take long for Wolves to provoke a reaction from the Molineux faithful during their Carabao Cup tie with Chelsea.
Wolves played out a seven-goal thriller against Chelsea, which could have gone much differently if not for an awful start from the home side.
This was always going to be a tough fixture for a Wolves team struggling for form. Vitor Pereira’s XI to face Chelsea looked set to at least frustrate Enzo Maresca’s side with six defenders included.
But it would take five minutes for the clean sheet to disappear, when a stray pass from Tolu Arokodare fell to Andrey Santos. Insult would be added to injury at the quarter-hour mark when Tyrique George tapped in a second.
After that, the mood at Molineux dropped to the floor, and chants from the South Bank let Pereira and Wolves know exactly what the fans were thinking.
Wolves fans in the South Bank had a message for Vitor Pereira
Before a ball was kicked, Pereira’s Wolves job was possibly under threat — the instant capitulation of his side was the last straw for many in the crowd.
Feeling as though the game was a foregone conclusion by the 20-minute mark, fans in the South Bank made a prediction about the fallout.
It was always going to happen. Chants of ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’ filled the air.
Wolves fans came into this tie with hope, maybe not of a win, but of a performance from their team that they could be proud of. The first 20 minutes certainly did not provide that.
The second half did though.
Wolves fans had a change of heart after second-half display
Wolves went some way to correct the woeful first-half showing, coming out of the break energised and confident.
It allowed them back within reach of Chelsea, and it could have gone either way in the last ten minutes.
Another loss is still a disappointment, and the pressure on Pereira isn’t going to be alleviated until Wolves can win a game.
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That being said, the players showed heart against Chelsea and it was enough to earn some much-needed praise from the fans after the final whistle. They were chanting ‘We love you Wanderers, we do’ as the players went down the tunnel.
It’s not a great situation at Wolves, still, but a unified front can only help things improve.