Liam Keen comment: Decision-making, player versatility and Wolves' formation conundrum

They now sit second just behind Burnley and the odds make for grim reading, as Wolves remain rooted at the bottom of the table after four consecutive Premier League defeats.

The loss at Newcastle offered some positives to go with the negatives, but Vitor Pereira still has a job on his hands to improve his side.

Decision-making

Making the wrong calls at the wrong times has been a poor of habit of Wolves so far this season and the goal conceded at Newcastle is a great example of it.

Joao Gomes has to do so much more to try and stop Jacob Murphy's cross, while Rodrigo Gomes could also try to impact it. 

It was an excellent cross, but it could have been stopped at source if J.Gomes was switched on, and once the cross does come in Emmanuel Agbadou also loses Nick Woltemade.

It is imperative that the defender is touch tight with the striker, but instead he allows the German to get the run on him and the rest is history.

But the decision-making throughout the team, during several moments in the game, could be better.

In the second half Wolves won a free-kick on the edge of the box, to the right side, and it seemed set up perfectly for Fer Lopez's left foot.

But as he picked the ball up, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde took it off him and his right-footed effort was telegraphed and easy to deal with it. Small moments like that can make the difference.

Wolves' lack of leadership on the pitch is an ongoing worry and someone needs to take control and make the correct calls.

System

Pereira surprised us all when he changed to a 5-3-2 formation against the Magpies from a 5-2-3 and he had some joy with it.

Tolu Arokodare was a handful and Wolves mixed well between long ball and trying to play using their attacking wing-backs.

The head coach has also insisted he wants to play both systems this season in an attempt to surprise the opposition and gain an advantage.

But considering Wolves' recruitment was seemingly set up for the 5-2-3 formation that Pereira has exclusively used at Wolves since he arrived, it points to how disjointed the summer was.

Attacking additions Lopez and Jhon Arias do not fit well into the two up front system, while Wolves desperately tried to sign a midfielder in the summer but fell short.

To then be using a formation using an extra midfielder again highlights how fractured the recruitment was in the transfer window.

Perhaps the new signings, or someone like Bellegarde, could play centrally as an attacking midfielder option, but Wolves' squad is not set up perfectly for this formation.

Versatility

One player that did well coming into the formation, and on his Wolves debut, was Ladislav Krejci.

He started in midfield and played in defence later in the game and played with composure and calmness on the ball.

He was effective without being outstanding and it was a solid start for the new signing.

Wolves paid a £6million loan fee to sign Krejci from Girona and will spend an additional £20million next summer to sign him permanently - it was far more than the club expected to spend on this position and certainly more than the player's market value.

For that reason, he is expected to play regularly and Pereira will find a way to get him into the team.

Whether playing 5-2-3 or 5-3-2, Krejci can fit into three positions across midfield and defence.

There are still question marks over his signing in comparison to other positions, but he has made a strong enough start to give us all hope that he will be an impactful signing.