Matheus Cunha latest: Vitor Pereira reveals big decision on Wolves star before Tottenham clash | OneFootball

The Wolves forward has missed the last four games due to suspension and will have to wait for his reintroduction

Wolves head coach Vitor Pereira says Matheus Cunha will have to settle for a place on the substitutes bench against Tottenham.

Cunha, Wolves’ top scorer this season with 13 Premier League goals, is available for selection again after serving a four-match suspension following his red card during the FA Cup fifth round defeat to Bournemouth last month.

Without their talismanic Brazilian, Pereira’s side have taken 10 points from a possible 12, winning their last three games on the bounce to sit 12 points clear of the relegation zone with seven fixtures remaining.

As a result, an immediate recall to the Wolves starting XI for the visit of Spurs on Sunday for Cunha has been ruled out. Though, Pereira has revealed he has spoken with the 25-year-old about his decision.

Previewing the big Premier League clash, Pereira said of Cunha: “He’s committed, working and preparing himself to help the team. But we won the last three games playing consistently, tactically and mentally, it’s fair to keep going with the same team.

“This is my opinion. This is football. This is commitment. This is leadership. And Matheus will come to help us. He's committed, he understands, I had a conversation with him, but I will play with the same team.”

In the Brazilian’s absence, striker Jørgen Strand Larsen - who scored the equaliser in the reverse fixture against Tottenham earlier in the season - has certainly stepped up with vital goals in wins over Southampton, West Ham and Ipswich.

Asked if the team has evolved during Cunha’s ban, Pereira said: “I think so. Tactically, when we are attacking, we are doing different movements, different things. I'm asking for different things, because a team is not closed.

He's committed, he understands, I had a conversation with him, but I will play with the same team

Vitor Pereira

“A tactical system cannot close on individual qualities, and when you put more things in the system, the system will show that we can do a lot of things, different movements, and we are trying to improve our style of play, especially with the ball.

“But Cunha is in training, he knows what we are demanding in this moment.

“Sometimes we try some new things and the test is the game, and in the game sometimes we need to push a little bit more, but if you feel that the players are not comfortable doing it, it's better to come back and go again to the simple things.

“We are in the moment of the season where we can create different things. Every season we are trying to create a new piece for the masterpiece, this is our work.”