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Wolverhampton Wanderers are underway in the new Premier League season, but there’s a sense that the side must turn off any outside noise and ignore whispers of relegation.
For further insight on Wolves’ mindset, we spoke to Charlie Haffenden of BirminghamWorld, who believes that while there’s awareness of potential pitfalls, the club must embrace a collective focus and ignore external chatter to give themselves the best chance of a stable campaign.

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00:00Wolverhampton Wanderers are underway in the new Premier League season
00:07but there's a sense that the side must turn off any outside noise and ignore whispers of relegation.
00:14Vitor Pereira now tasked with guiding Wolves through another challenging campaign
00:19knows the importance of focus.
00:23Despite a summer of targeted recruitment, questions remain over whether the squad
00:28has the consistency to challenge higher up the table.
00:32The key will be keeping players concentrated on performance rather than speculation.
00:37With rivals strengthening and expectations fluctuating,
00:41Wolves' priority will be to build confidence early
00:44and avoid being drawn into distractions that could deround momentum.
00:49For further insights on Wolves' mindset, we spoke to Charlie Haffenden of Birmingham World
00:54who believes that whilst there's awareness of potential pitfalls,
00:59the club must embrace a collective focus and ignore external chatter
01:03to give themselves the best chance of a stable campaign.
01:07The Premier League predictions start to roll in across social media, etc.
01:13I mean, it seems like a lot of people are writing Wolves off.
01:16They're writing, in terms of relegation, that dreaded word that has been hovering over Molyneux
01:22for the last few seasons now.
01:23They want to make sure they are sort of that stabilised mid-table side.
01:27It's obviously a big ass, a lot easier said than done,
01:30but the home form has a massive sort of impact on that.
01:32You look at the likes of Crystal Palace, I mean, they go through a lot of ups and downs,
01:37but then tend to just come through a bit because of that home form.
01:42I mean, obviously, the last two seasons, in Wolves' favour,
01:45the teams who've come up have gone straight back down.
01:47People are throwing Wolves in to be one of the clubs to go down
01:51and one of the new guys to stay up.
01:54What do you sort of think in terms of your predictions
01:56and where Wolves can end up?
01:58Because it is a bit precarious when you are losing such important players.
02:02Yeah, it's going to be close, I think, but I think the core of the team is there.
02:07There are some exciting new additions, so it depends how they gel,
02:10but they could be very good.
02:12Someone like Arias could be incredible, for instance,
02:14but someone like an Agpadu at centre-back,
02:17having a partnership with Gomez and Andre in midfield,
02:19having Strand Larsson up top,
02:21they're just such great players and to get relegated would be a shock,
02:25I think, if you've got those individuals available.
02:27If they start getting injured, then maybe Wolves could be in trouble,
02:30but I think if Wolves can keep those core players fit and raring to go
02:34and confident, then I think they'll have every chance of being absolutely fine
02:38and potentially pushing into mid-table.
02:40Sunderland is a worry.
02:41Probably the team before the transfer win, though,
02:44everyone was said it would be 20th,
02:45but now making some incredible signings could be the team to surprise everyone.
02:50We'll have to wait and see,
02:51but I think Wolves, just about with the players they've got, will be OK.
02:54A full-back cover with Wolves, you know, Wolves by name,
02:58now Wolves by the club as well, which is pretty interesting there.
03:01He said it's a match made in heaven.
03:03I mean, that is showing a bit of a change in their transfer strategy
03:06because, you know, over the last few seasons,
03:09Foson have been very slow to react.
03:11It seems like, you know, they've got their players in
03:14and they're seemingly making good progress in terms of their transfer strategy.
03:18That means January could be another interesting month, as it was this year.
03:22But they are showing backing towards Vito Pereira.
03:25He's a man who obviously captured the sort of hearts of the fan base,
03:28but it's so important now that he really knuckles down on the pitch.
03:33I mean, let's be honest, his short sort of spell so far
03:36has not really made that many errors as a Premier League manager.
03:40So maybe that's something that Wolves really need to hang on to,
03:43is the way Pereira started and hope this sort of, you know,
03:47early manager phase doesn't really die out
03:49and he can really try and get some good results again this season.
03:52Now, I think every confidence in Pereira as a manager,
03:55he's charismatic, he's pragmatic as well.
03:57He's good at getting the best out of a bad situation.
04:00Got to remember, Cunha was suspended for several games,
04:03was it three or four games after being sent off against Bournemouth in the FA Cup?
04:07What a silly moment that was.
04:08He was able to cope without.
04:10Strand Larson, you could probably argue,
04:11was better when Cunha wasn't on the pitch.
04:14So that's another positive.
04:15You've got the likes of Rodrigo Gomez,
04:17who might want to step up this season,
04:18who didn't quite have the opportunity last year.
04:20Maybe he could play in either wingback position
04:23or as part of the front three as well.
04:25So you've got that as a positive.
04:27It's tricky.
04:28Wolves need to find someone who's capable down the right-hand side
04:30because Semedo was such a critical part of Pereira's system.
04:34But every faith in Pereira as a manager,
04:36he does get the best out of the bad situations
04:39and should be able to help Wolves push on next season.
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