Steve Bull has disagreed with many Wolves fans on one decision that Vitor Pereira made last weekend.
Wolves fell to a third straight defeat in the Premier League last Saturday at Molineux.
While the scoreline indicated a close affair, the reality was that Everton were much better on the day and deserved winners of the contest.
Wolves struggled at the back, and gave far too much space for Jack Grealish to operate, with the new Toffees signing helping himself to two assists.
In the second-half, Pereira made one decision that didn’t sit so well with everyone inside Molineux.
Steve Bull disagrees with booing of Andre substitution vs Everton
On 64 minutes some Wolves fans could be heard booing as Pereira took Andre off.
The Brazilian is arguably Wolves’ best player when he is on song, but it has not been the best of starts for him so far.
Against Bournemouth he actually started on the bench, with Pereira explaining that Andre being dropped was because places are not gifts.
It was a move designed to light a fire under him, and he then started him against Everton
But Pereira took him off, replacing him with Fer Lopez, leading to a few boos that Bull didn’t agree with.
He said in his latest E&S column: “It’s going to be tough but we have to stick behind them. I heard a few boos last week when Andre was taken off, but it’s the manager’s decision and I didn’t think it was the right time to boo.
“He kept us up last year and he knows what his players can do. He made some other good decisions too, like bringing Fer Lopez on, who changed the game.”
Pereira decision was vindicated
The frustrations of some over the Andre substitution were understandable. After all, he’s one of Wolves’ best players.
But seemingly, Pereira wanted a bit more directness and was happy to potentially sacrifice a bit of control to try and get back in the game.
The substitution came after Everton had scored their third goal, so Wolves had to go for it.
And to his credit Fer Lopez had a positive cameo against Everton, and picked up some good positions in the middle as he drifted in from the right.
Wolves did ultimately find a second goal through Rodrigo Gomes, but left it too late to get back on level terms.
Andre will have been disappointed to make way no doubt. But Bull is right to an extent – Pereira kept Wolves up last season and just days before the game with Everton, he had made a flurry of tactical changes against West Ham United that paid dividends.