Wolves boss Nuno: Being title favourites means nothing
Nuno Espirito Santo has shrugged off Wolves' tag as favourites to win promotion.
Wolves are as short as 3/1 to finish top of the Championship after a blistering start to the season.
Three successive victories over Middlesbrough, Derby County and Hull City have got fans dreaming of a return to the Premier League.
But ahead of today's clash with table-toppers Cardiff City at Molineux, Nuno said the next match was all Wolves would be focusing on.
"It doesn’t mean anything," Nuno said. "We are focusing on our tasks and our goals – and our goal in the next match.
"Each day and each game is important. But really it doesn’t mean anything – it’s about what we do here at Compton, the way we play and the way we manage situations."
Does Nuno believe his team are good enough to win the league? "This team is prepared to compete against Cardiff – this is the only thing I can 100 per cent assure you," the head coach replied.
"We’re growing and getting better each game. I’m delighted more than I’m pleased with how the team is doing. Each game it’s really hard to mention one player in particular to say he did better than the other one.
"The Championship is really tough and we expected that. We took a lot of time before the beginning of the competition to analyse every team, all the squads, how they play, style of play."
Wolves are known to still be chasing a new striker with inquiries believed to have been made about Jordan Rhodes, Sam Gallagher, Nelson Oliveira and Idrissa Sylla.
Nuno said that whoever came in would have to improve his squad,
"We’re very happy with the squad that we have," he said. "The player that eventually comes in must bring something new, something different, and always with quality.
"If it’s quality and it’s a good chance for us to get him, we’ll go for it."
Neil Warnock's Cardiff arrive having, like Wolves, won all three league games so far.
The Bluebirds have yet to concede a goal in victories over Burton Albion, Aston Villa and Sheffield United.
Nuno said Wolves were ready for Cardiff's 'aggressive' and 'long ball' tactics.
He added on the early top-of-the-table clash: "This is a tough game. They have the same points that we’ve achieved.
"I expect a tough game against a good team and an experienced manager. Neil Warnock is very experienced and Cardiff are playing well.
"We’ve analysed it and we’re ready to go. For both teams it’s a good challenge.
"Aggressive, fast, long balls, we’re ready for it.
"We’re at home and the home factor for us is very important. Molineux must be a pack. We know how much it means to us after two good results to come back to Molineux.
"We’ve felt the passion of the fans. Since the Leicester game we’ve started to feel what it means to be Wolves."
