Nuno Espirito Santo calms long-haul Wolves fears | OneFootball

Wolves have a long trip ahead of this weekend’s Premier League opener but head coach Nuno Espirito Santo isn’t too fussed.

Having qualified for the early rounds of the Europa League by finishing seventh last year, Wolves will have to travel to Armenia on Thursday before taking on Leicester back in England on Sunday.

However, the Portuguese is not in the mood to complain.

“It’s the reality, it’s very far but it’s more important to prepare well,” Espirito Santo said at his pre-match press conference.

“We’re going to fly and try in the flight there and the return to make this time useful, trying to rush the recovery of the players.

“It’s a challenge and we’ll embrace it by doing our best. We are not worried, we are ready to do it. It’s what we do.

“You have to decide game-by-game, play the game, think about the rest and then we’ll think about Leicester.

“We are very proud because achieving what we did last season was huge for the club. As a group of professionals it is a challenge and we want to embrace it.”

The trip to Armenia and back will see Wolves travel 6,370 miles in total, with Thursday’s qualifier taking place just 72 hours before the Leicester match.