Jermaine Jenas says Wolves appointing a manager with ‘pedigree’ in Julen Lopetegui.
The club announced on Saturday morning that the Spaniard will be Bruno Lage’s successor at Molineux.
Earlier in the week, reports had surfaced that Wolves were back in talks with him, after he had initially rejected the club’s advances.
He officially starts next Monday, and will have several weeks with his new players while the World Cup is going on.
It’s a good time for him to come in, and he will be able to treat the suspension of the season as a mini pre-season.
Really, he can’t come in soon enough for Wanderers.
The club lost again at the weekend, falling to a 3-2 defeat to Brighton.
Wolves actually played fairly well in the game. But the task was made very difficult when Nelson Semedo got sent off on the stroke of half-time.
But fans have faith that Lopetegui can turn things around, and Jenas believes it’s a good appointment by Wolves. He also suggested that
He said on Match of the Day on Saturday night: “He’s got the pedigree hasn’t he?
“He’s been right at the top of management. I think from Wolves’ point of view, it’s exactly what they needed. All Wolves fans will be looking at it and saying our biggest problem has been scoring goals.
“He didn’t initially sign the deal, he’s gone back to sign the deal which would tell me that hopefully it’s because he wanted the money to go and spend on the squad and get some players in, which is exactly what they need.
“Mini pre-season, getting to the players exactly your style of play, give yourself some time leading into January.”
Julen Lopetegui has a huge job on his hands at Wolves, but he’s coming in at an ideal time
Lopetegui is coming in just at the right time for Wolves.
He has the chance now to observe from afar, before coming in and providing the players with new tactics.
Ideally he would be coming in right away, but obviously Lopetegui didn’t take the job at first due to family circumstances and perhaps that has played a part in the decision to not start until next Monday. And if that is the case, then it’s completely understandable.
But the most important thing is that Wolves have got their man.
And hopefully, he lives up to the hype once he starts. By many accounts, he is a top coach – his achievements with Sevilla and Spain certainly suggest he is.