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Wolves boss delighted with defensive powerhouses

Vitor Pereira has heaped praise on his defensive powerhouses after another clean sheet in their FA Cup win over Blackburn.

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Back-to-back 2-0 wins has given Wolves some more momentum - with Toti Gomes now recording a clean sheet in all four of his games under Pereira this season.

The head coach has been vocal about the balance Toti gives to the side, but also says moving Emmanuel Agbadou to the middle of the back three has helped the defence as he praises the pair for their ability to win duels.

"It's important, but not only to have the right player on the left side, but to have the right player in the middle too," Pereira said when asked about Toti's form.

"Agbadou is a very strong player.

Emmanuel Agbadou (Photo by Jack Thomas - WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images)
Emmanuel Agbadou (Photo by Jack Thomas - WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images)

"A lot of times in our game we are man-to-man at the back and I need these kind of players that I'm sure, or in 80 per cent of the situations, they will win the duel.