Wolves need stability - executive chairman Shi
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Wolves executive chairman Jeff Shi believes head coach Vitor Pereira will find the winning formula again after three straight defeats left them bottom of the early Premier League table.
A wretched start to last season - Wolves failed to win any of their opening 10 games - ultimately cost Gary O'Neil his job.
Pereira replaced him in December and took Wolves away from danger, ultimately finishing 16th and 17 points above the bottom three.
Wolves then sold star men Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri to Manchester United and Manchester City respectively in the summer, but kept Jorgen Strand Larsen after rejecting bids from Newcastle.
Shi has promised Pereira will be given time to arrest the slide, with Wolves travelling to Arsenal after the international break.
"Wolves need stability now - we need a coach to stay here and help us for a long time," he said. "Every coach needs time and the jigsaw to be made. We should give the coach enough time and the players he needs to prepare for the season.
"I feel the more important thing to define this season is the squad and the coach, the chemistry and the unity. If you have that foundation, you will have a strong season. If you don't, maybe you have a doubt.
"Before Vitor came the team chemistry had some problems. This year that issue is gone. We have a strong team spirit and a very committed team structure."