Opinion

Four things we learned as Wolves lose late to Burnley and unsavoury scenes unfold at Molineux

Wolves have lost yet again in the Premier League, this time to Burnley.

In a game that was branded must-win by Vitor Pereira, Wolves came up short against the Clarets, losing 3-2 with Lyle Foster scoring the winner in injury-time for the visitors.

After the game, there was fury at Molineux, with fans in the South Bank giving stick to Pereira and some players, including Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Wolves are in a world of trouble, and it’s all the doing of Fosun and Jeff Shi.

While they had some fantastic early years as owners of Wolves, the club’s demise is down to them and how they steer the ship.

Here are six things we learned from Wolves’ defeat to Burnley at Molineux.

Fosun and Jeff Shi more unpopular than ever

Guo Guangchang of Fosun and Jeff Shi a Molineux.
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Within minutes of the game starting Wolves fans chanted against Fosun and Jeff Shi, as they have done in the majority of matches this season.

Wolves’ demise is all down to them and it is very much looking like relegation to the Championship awaits next year, barring a miracle.

Their recruitment model has eventually resulted in a squad that is simply not good enough, and the lack of proper investment could now be extremely costly.

Vitor Pereira does not rate Fer Lopez

Wolves have a major creativity problem right now, but Fer Lopez is clearly not a player Pereira feels can help with this issue.

Yes, the young Spaniard is still raw.

But he’s someone who is willing to take risks with the ball, and his lack of minutes has been difficult for many fans to understand.

He has a shot-creating actions per 90 metric of 5.25, which is comfortably higher than the other Wolves attackers, so the fact he isn’t being given much of a chance is disappointing.

More Wolves fans losing faith in Pereira amid ugly scenes at Molineux

Wolves fans have wanted so badly for Pereira to turn things around.

The early months of his reign were fantastic, and the Portuguese had built a wonderful connection with the fanbase.

But the picture is now very different, and this latest defeat to Burnley has seen a lot more fans turn on the manager.

The scenes at the end of the game that unfolded in front of the South Bank were unsavoury, and strongly suggested that many have now lost patience. And those individuals cannot really be blamed at this point.

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde stood out for Wolves against Burnley

Jean-Ricer Bellegarde takes a shot for Wolves against Burnley.
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It was a poor collective performance from Wolves but Jean-Ricner Bellegarde had a solid game for Wolves.

The midfielder was preferred to Joao Gomes, and played alongside Andre and Marshall Munetsi in a three, and looked like the only player in there capable of making something happen.

He protected the ball brilliantly in the build-up to Munetsi’s goal and looked to drive at the Burnley defence and be positive.

Sadly, Bellegarde turned the ball over under pressure at the end and it resulted in Burnley’s winning goal, which took the shine off his performance.

But it was a display that should still bring him some credit, and he may have boosted his prospects of starting against Chelsea in the cup, or Fulham in the Premier League.