Marshall Munetsi played a big part in Vitor Pereira’s reign at Wolves, but it didn’t end well.
Wolves fans have been quick to forget about Vitor Pereira, and who can blame them after a winless start to the current Premier League campaign.
Despite the positivity surrounding the appointment of Rob Edwards, it’s looking rather bleak right now.
No team has survived in the Premier League with two points after 10 games and, of the previous 20 sides winless after 10 games of a top-flight season, 14 were relegated.
How many points will Wolves end up on this season?
The Wolves supporters certainly made Pereira feel the full force of their emotions, with chants of ‘Pereira out’ on repeat from game to game. And, there was even the crowd uproar after the Burnley loss.
Fosun’s decision to hand Pereira a new deal without winning a single game is still baffling to this day, but nothing surprises you anymore at Wolves.
Marshall Munetsi speaks out on Vitor Pereira
Marshall Munetsi has been a bit like Marmite at Wolves this season, some fans appreciate him but others feel he has an undeserved place in the team too often.
But one thing that was for certain was that Vitor Pereira took a liking to the midfielder.
Munetsi recently gave an interview to Wolves where he shared his brief feelings on Vitor Pereira’s reign at Wolves and where it all went wrong.
He stated.
“We really can’t say what has been going wrong, because the players and the previous manager really tried to get good results, but unfortunately, sometimes football gives you situations like this.
“But we have to really look deeper into ourselves and try to find a way to come out of this situation by working as a team and by fighting as a team.”
Where does Munetsi fit in Rob Edwards’ side?
One thing that has really harmed Munetsi this season is consistency.
He’s popped up with a couple of goals for Wolves this season, but other than that, he offers very little at times. There’s no denying his hard work and tenacity, but when operating in higher positions, he lacks the creativity and finishing ability required.
Moving him to a slightly deeper role could work well, allowing for someone like Fer Lopez, Jhon Arias or even Jean Ricner-Bellegarde to operate in a more advanced midfield position.
Unfortunately for Munetsi, when it comes to progressive pass accuracy, he is sitting at around 45-50%.
As well as this, he has only averaged two progressive passes per 90, which is extremely low.