Dave Edwards: Wolves better against Girona, but still need more

Like all the games, there were some positive signs, but they really lacked the cutting edge in the final third up until the last 15 minutes of the game. 

I do believe that Vitor Pereira will be happy with this performance. I thought there was a lot more control, particularly in the first half, with the way Wolves built with their attacks - it was very much like what we saw last year. 

They did not rush the ball forward, they wanted to get all their bodies into the opposition’s half. They would move it quite calmly until there was a moment to hit that more progressive pass through the lines. 

At that point, if they gave it away, they were in a good position to win it back. That was something they did really well on Sunday. 

What they lacked in the game was the quality of the pass into the final third. It let them down at times, and it is the one thing they are going to need to really improve in the absence of Rayan Ait-Nouri and Matheus Cunha. 

Other players are going to have to stand up and take on the burden of producing creative moments. 

While there have been signs, it is just not quite clicking as an offensive unit at the moment. 

It is still pre-season, and there are new players coming in as well, so there is plenty of time. 

The manager will be reasonably pleased with where his side is at and the way they are developing, but knowing the Premier League gets under way in just two weeks, they will want a positive performance in their last friendly against Celta Vigo. 

I was very pleased to see Jhon Arias come onto the pitch. He did really well in his cameo. He got the goal, which was really well taken and something which I have alluded to before. 

It is the pace and directness that he shows, but also the physicality. He bundled his way through the box, held off a couple of defenders, and it was a really smart finish.

He has some other moments as well where he had some really good passes. It is a really promising start for him in a Wolves shirt, and I am excited to see how he can build on this going forward. 

He is going to be Wolves’ go-to man unless they bring some more players in. It was also great to see Yerson Mosquera back in a Wolves shirt since that horrible ACL injury he picked up. 

I am sure he is going to play a big part this season. I have no doubt he will pick up a few niggles along the way. It is very common after a big injury like that. 

Hopefully, he can get himself up to a decent level of match fitness sooner rather than later, as he will be key to this Wolves defence this season. 

Pereira has a lot of options at left wing-back with the arrival of David Moller Wolfe. I like the signing. At 23, he is at the right age to develop and get better. He is in that remit of someone who could go on and earn a lot of money for the football club. 

He is high energy, and he will get up and down that left side with enthusiasm and intensity. With Goncalo Guedes leaving, there are plenty of areas Wolves need to address. It has not really happened for him at Molineux, he is one of the more creative players, and he was better under Pereira. Overall, it just has not worked out.