00:00If Vitor Pereira was ever in doubt about the size of the task still facing him at Wolverhampton Wunderers, that uncertainty has now disappeared.
00:10The frustrated expression on his face at Selhurst Park after Wolves' third consecutive defeat told the story of a man already looking beyond survival.
00:21While Wolves have secured another season of Premier League football, Pereira is clearly aware that this team needs major work.
00:28He used the penultimate match of the season to assess the depth of his squad and the response was concerning.
00:36Of course, we need players, Pereira admitted. We need to be stronger next season, competing for every game.
00:43What I learned is that with this level of focus, we cannot compete with these kinds of teams.
00:49The players are not happy for sure because they know they can do better, he added.
00:54Outside the press room, Crystal Palace were celebrating their highest ever Premier League points tally, just days after winning the FA Cup.
01:03It was a stark reminder of the levels Wolves must aspire to.
01:08That's not to ignore what Pereira has achieved.
01:11When he arrived in mid-December, Wolves were hurtling towards the championship.
01:16He steadied the ship and secured safety with a points total that would have survived in nearly every Premier League season.
01:24We cannot control the result because in football it is impossible to control the result, but we can control our attitude on the pitch.
01:33And we can lose a game, but we cannot lose our identity, cannot lose our spirit, we cannot lose our ambition.
01:41Six consecutive wins during that turnaround was a major feat, but context matters.
01:48Most of those victories came against struggling sides.
01:51To climb further, Wolves must begin beating top-half teams more often, as they did briefly earlier in Pereira's reign.
02:00His selection of fringe players at Palace offered few positives.
02:03With several underwhelming displays, the lack of depth and intensity post-safety will be major concerns heading into the summer rebuild.
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