When Tottenham were recently hailed for upgrading on Nuno Espirito Santo in their dugout, Wolves argued they had already been there, done that.
And what a level up Portuguese coach Bruno Lage is on his predecessor, first in terms of the easy-on-the-eye, exciting football, and now also in terms of results.
It was a tough start for Lage in English football, the bookmakers’ pre-season favourite in the ‘first manager to be sacked’ market. His side lost his first three Premier League matches but have now won six of their last nine.
Saturday’s victory over West Ham was perhaps the finest as they made the division’s in-form side look surprisingly average.