Pereira on Munetsi, building 'step by step' and Southampton

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Vitor Pereira has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Southampton (kick-off 15:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Pereira said there are no other injury concerns, explaining that last week's goalscorer Marshall Munetsi is "OK", training with the team and "ready to help."
• On Munetsi whose goal capped an impressive performance against Everton: "He deserves it. He tries a lot but he's a player that can score goals and appear in the box. He has this quality and we need goals to win."
• On what he's learned about himself in the job so far: "Every day I'm learning. I surprise myself every day with the good things and bad things. The Premier League is a fantastic experience."
• He explained what he is aiming to build at Wolves: "I want to create something strong, step by step. When we arrived here, the first target was to be defensively more consistent, in tactical organisation and at set-pieces. After, [the next step was] to give different tools to the team to start to create chances to score. The third step is to understand the moments that we must go fast and the moments we need to keep the ball and have quality in possession. To control the game not only when defending but with the ball."
• He was also asked whether Wolves can improve their consistency even within a game: "This is something that we can work [on]. We can work on the mentality, the ambition, our anticipation and making the next move. If we have the ball, we need to anticipate the moment that we could lose it, which means our balance needs to be good, having the balance to react."
• On the upcoming international break and how it affects the suspended Matheus Cunha: "I hope the players come back without injuries and for Matheus it's good because he has training to keep him fit."
• On relegation rivals Southampton: "Firstly, we must realise that they are fighting for the same target as us - to be in the Premier League next season. They played very well in the first half against Liverpool and that shows they have a good team with good players. If they are consistent, they are a very good team. I think the Premier League is about being consistent."

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