Nuno Espirito Santo: The inside track on Wolves' new head coach

Tom Kundert, creator of PortuGOAL and World Soccer Magazine's Portugal correspondent spoke with us regards Nuno and his career to date.

What can Wolves expect from Nuno following his spell with Porto?

Looking at his career, he's done well. He was at Rio Ave, Valencia and Porto, and at each club you can say he did a good job. He certainly didn't flop at any job he's worked on, that's for sure.

Some think he was a bit unlucky to get let go from Porto, but he was a kind of victim of his own success in a way.

Porto weren't expected to do well last season, but they did well especially in the first three quarters of the season.

But a poor run later on in the season, which coincided with Benfica floundering, cost him with the campaign ending a damp squib so to speak.

It was a good chance for them to win, as they weren't expected to do well at first.

He tends to do well with low expectations, with Wolves in the Championship, those expectations might be higher. He did well with Valencia too but things went pear shaped the following season.

What kind of Style of play will he introduce?

I'd say his style of play is solid rather than spectacular. It wasn't always pleasing to the eye, but Porto were hard to beat last season with him in charge.

His centre-back pairing was probably the best in the league last season, and that probably came down more to his organisation that the quality of the players.

What type of personality does he have?

He's very composed, and doesn't show much emotion - something he was criticised for at Porto.

He made a big play for being Porto through and through having spent a large part of his career there. But he didn't really show that, and was quite composed on the touchline. You might even say he was a bit cold and emotionless.

What kind of players does he tend to prefer?

Jorge Mendes - a lot depends on him, which is kind of a double-edged sword.

He could get access to some interesting players with Mendes, young players with lots of potential.

The Championship is also quite enticing for Portuguese players too, being one step away from the Premier League, which is where everyone wants to be. Even if they're just at Wolves for a bit and do well, a Premier League team might spot them at Wolves.

There's a bit of interest from portugal, but there's no specific type of player he might be after, so to speak.

How is he perceived by fans/media?

He's had quite good press, he's quite open and amusing at times. It's the Porto fans who judged him harshly - especially after finding a new club so soon.

Fans often thought he was a bit focused on his own career at times, and he's never made any secret about wanting to manage in the Premier League.

So in that respect, the move to Wolves makes sense for him, because if he does well they could be promoted, or someone in the Premier League might spot him.

Will he suit English football in your opinion?

It's tough to say, although my opinion of Nuno isn't conclusive, he's still to convince me he's a top quality coach. I imagine he'll be given a fair crack of the whip at Wolves though.

Why did he end up leaving Porto? He seemed to find success after finishing runner up last season?

Porto have been unstable for some years now, and the end of the season really did it for him after such a good start.

There was a feeling in the season that Porto could have risen from the ashes, but the end of the season was so poor - there were a number of times Benfica played ahead of Porto and dropped points, only for him to draw and drop points.

He sometimes lacked a bit of invention or motivation to win games, and didn't seem capable of changing the game from the bench at times.

What kind of relationship does he have with Jorge Mendes - he's obviously highly influential at Wolves?

He has a very good relationship with Jorge Mendes, he's struck a strong friendship. But it works two ways.

It opens doors for new players but others believe he only gets jobs because of his connection with Mendes.

It's a good working relationship to have though.

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