Wolves head coach Vitor Pereira accused his players of ignoring his gameplan in a 1-0 Premier League defeat at Bournemouth. Marcus Tavernier's deflected fourth-minute strike proved decisive after Wolves lost possession while attempting to play through the middle, contrary to Pereira's instructions to exploit the flanks.
Pereira said: 'The plan was very clear for us: to not build our play in the middle, to build the play from the sides. Football is like this. You can prepare everything but after four minutes we make a pass in the middle, we build in the middle, we lost the ball and they scored.'
Wolves began the second half brightly, with debutant Jhon Arias shooting narrowly wide, but captain Toti Gomes was sent off in the 49th minute for pushing striker Evanilson in the back as he raced through on goal. Pereira admitted the early goal and red card left his side 'shy on the pitch'.
The defeat follows a 4-0 loss to Manchester City, leaving Wolves with two successive losses. Pereira also revealed striker Jorgen Strand Larsen was substituted late on due to a minor Achilles injury.
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola praised his side's resilience, saying: 'I'm very happy. It was important for us to win the first home game of the season.' The Cherries held on despite six minutes of added time, with Antoine Semenyo hitting the bar early on.
