Dave Edwards: Attacking and exciting Wolves a welcome change

There are lots of positives to take into this week’s Championship opener against Blackburn and it's a game which I think has got the fans excited off the back of a decent pre-season and a good last pre-season game against Racing Santander.

They took the positives from that into the Port Vale game. The pace that Wolves play at is very impressive, it's something that we haven't really seen in the last two to three years.

How quickly they can launch attacks, the pace at which they move the ball between the thirds. Of course, there's times where there is slower build-up, but when there is a moment that Wolves can progress play quickly, they absolutely do that.

That comes with the quality they've got in the team, the creativity in the team and individual players are really coming to the fore now.

I think Kieran Trippier has been a fantastic signing. He brings so much quality with that right foot of his, whether it's building attacks, knowing when to play short and be patient and knowing when to flip it down the sides and get us attacking. His set pieces and deliveries have been brilliant.

Fer Lopez is the player that can add a little bit of guile to Wolves. There’s lots of good technical players in the team, but he's the one who can really see that pass. He's happy to receive the ball under pressure, he plays the game at his own pace and he had another terrific performance with an excellent goal.

It was full of quality as he finished off a terrific team move and he never got flustered, which is going to be really important in the hustle and bustle of the Championship when the game is frantic, that he is the one who can put his foot on the ball and just dictate the tempo a little bit better for Wolves.

Andre was impressive again. He's going to be fantastic in the Championship at winning the ball back and reading opposition passes.

Adam Armstrong’s performances have improved again, his link-up play was brilliant, his first touch when he was coming short for the ball was excellent, and that'll be a big feature for whoever plays through the middle. He took his goal well and there were lots of positives for Wolves when going forward.

The one thing Wolves have got to be wary of is their defence. They looked a little bit cagey in the first 10 or 15 minutes and the Championship isn't going to give you the luxury of starting a little bit slower. That needs to be rectified as soon as possible.

Don't give the opposition any little chances to get their noses in front because it's a very different game once that happens. Port Vale had those chances from Wolves overplaying.

I know it’s the way Peixoto wants to play, but early on you want to force the opposition back and not give them any encouragement.

Wolves also left Hugo Bueno isolated against two opposition players too often and they have to be careful of that. Mateus Mane probably needs to drop back in and stay compact

But overall I think there's so many positives and there's a bit of a feel-good factor around Molineux at the moment.

The football is entertaining, free-flowing and attacking. The pace in which they attack is a welcome change and fans want to see that.

The atmosphere when Raul Jimenez came on was also amazing, it was spine-tingling stuff inside the stadium, but I don't expect Raul to start against Blackburn. I imagine he will keep building up his minutes from the bench, but the good thing is that he looked very competent when he came on. His link-up play was excellent and his aerial ability was fantastic.

I expect to see the same starting XI, but the only area which I'd potentially look at changing is if Ladislav Krejci is fully fit and available.

He brings a little bit more calmness, which is what I feel like we need at centre-back.