Wolves boss Nuno Santo has been held in high acclaim this week after a glowing endorsement was thrown his way by Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson.
What’s he said?
The west Midlanders drew to Manchester United at the weekend on an early evening that was marked by the occasion of Bruno Fernandes making his debut following a blockbuster move from Sporting Lisbon.
And despite Wolves winning just one of their last eight matches in all competitions, the Portuguese manager has been given a rave review by Merson, who was touting him to be the next man to take the helm at Old Trafford.
Speaking in his recent column, he said:
“I think Wolves have got every chance [of finishing in the top four], they have got the firepower – Jimenez, Jota and Traore, the most improved player in the history of football! Those three can hurt anybody on any given day.
“This manager does not get the credit he deserves, I think he is up there with the best in the business.
“When you talk about Man Utd looking at managers, I am thinking: ‘How are you not getting this man?’ This bloke is as good as anybody, I think he is one of the top managers in the world of football in my opinion.”
Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson.
Glowing review
Quite surprisingly, it’s mighty hard to disagree with Merson. Nuno is one of the most underrated managers in the division currently, but he has a little while to go before he can be considered in the same bracket of Champions League-winning Jurgen Klopp and multi-title winning Pep Guardiola.
Wolves’ meteoric rise over the past few seasons can be attributed, in most part, to the 46-year-old.
Since he took over in the summer of 2017, the Molineux-based side have won the Championship title and have since gone on to make the Europa League knockout stages at the first attempt.
Now they are competing regularly for a place amongst the top-flight elite – Nuno’s men currently sit just two points from a top-five berth as we enter the final portion of the season.
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Should he guide them to European glory this season or edge them closer to breaking the top four, then serious conversations can be made about the Portuguese being up there with the very best.
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