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University of Kansas - Fall 2023

Management 225, Chapter 1 Worksheet

Professor Kirby, Section 4

January 03, 2023

Following a win at Tondela on 27 October, Lage set the record for the quickest coach to

record 25 victories in the Primeira Liga, having won 25 of his first 27 league matches and

triumphing in every away game. Lage's Benfica would go on to win every away league game

under him in 2019, having scored 42 goals in 15 games.

Class Date: 7/3/2024

Teacher’s Note: Proofread your work for grammatical errors.

GENERIC CONTENT:

## Findings (List)

- In January 2020, Benfica set a new record for the number of consecutive wins away from

home, having achieved victory 17 consecutive times since Lage had been appointed.

- This record was extended to 18 successive away wins after defeating Paços de Ferreira at

Estádio da Mata Real, however the team's winning run was ended with a 3-2 defeat at Porto.

- On 29 June 2020, Lage made his position available after equalising Benfica's worst ever

series of results – 2 wins in 13 matches in the 2000–01 season – and establishing a record of
5 consecutive matches without a win at Estádio da Luz, which included defeats to Braga and

Santa Clara.

- Lage's reign at Benfica was summarised as him having a strong record of managing his

players and promoting youth; however, players felt disengaged by training, and that Lage

and the team had failed to adjust to the loss of João Félix.

- He was replaced by his assistant coach Nélson Veríssimo on 30 June, and had his contract

terminated on 4 July that year.

## Conclusion

=== Wolverhampton Wanderers ===

==== 2021–22: First season and defensive record ====

In June 2021, Lage was lined up to succeed compatriot Nuno Espírito Santo at Premier

League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He required a hearing for a work permit, as he did

not qualify automatically to work in Britain post-Brexit.

## Discussion (List)

- The hearing was successful and, on 9 June, he was confirmed as the club's new head coach

for the 2021–22 season.

- Lage's remit was described as "attacking football, fluid formations and developing youth",

in addition to challenging for European football.

- Lage's first signing for Wolves was winger Francisco Trincão, who joined the club on a
season-long loan from Barcelona.

- Further additions were made to the first-team in the form of goalkeeper José Sá and the

loan signing of Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan.

- Sá would go on to win Wolves' player of the season award that year after a string of

impressive performances, and was credited for his sweeper keeper role, which allowed

Lage to adopt a strategy of building attacks from the back of defence.

## Analysis

On 14 August 2021, Wolves lost 1–0 away to Leicester City in Lage's first game. In his first

home game at Molineux, Lage lost 1–0 to a Tottenham Hotspur side managed by Nuno

Espírito Santo.

## Background (List)

- He achieved his first win ten days later, a 4–0 victory at Nottingham Forest in the second

round of the EFL Cup.

- Despite not winning any of their opening three league fixtures, Lage's side was praised for

their attacking playing style, with supporters dubbing it "Bruno-ball".

- During pre-season, Lage had initially attempted to move Wolves away from the 3–4–3

system favoured by his predessor, and deployed a 4–4–2 or 4–2–3–1; however, he reverted

to the five-man defence once the season started, due to issues with the defence.

- Relying on the players favoured by Espírito Santo and adopting a similar style of play,

Lage's first season was described as "evolution rather than revolution."

- Lage got his first league win at the fourth attempt, a 2–0 win against Watford at Vicarage
Road on 11 September.

## Findings (List)

- It took until Lage's fourth league game at home to record a win, a 2–1 success against

Newcastle United on 2 October, with both Wolves strikes coming from Hwang Hee-chan.

- In the following game, Lage's team recorded their third successive victory by defeating

local rivals Aston Villa 3-2 at Villa Park.

## Conclusion

Wolves had been 2–0 down in the 80th minute and became just the third team in Premier

League history to a win a match after being two goals behind with ten minutes left of the

match. Lage also equalled the club record of leading the side to three successive away

victories in the Premier League. Wolves came close to winning four successive top-flight

matches for the first time since 1972 in their next game, but conceded an injury-time

penalty against Leeds United. In the January transfer window, Lage made one new signing,

bringing in Portuguese winger Chiquinho. The loan transfer of Hwang Hee-chan was also

made permanent.

## Discussion

Lage won the Premier League Manager of the Month award for January, after winning all

three fixtures that month: 1–0 away at Manchester United, 2–1 at Brentford and a 3–1 home

win against Southampton. Lage's FA Cup run ended in the fourth round, with Wolves losing
1–0 at home to fellow Premier League side Norwich City, having defeated Sheffield United

3–0 in the third round. A strong run over the winter months led to praise for what Lage had

achieved in his time at Wolves with limited backing in the transfer market, and he was

credited with getting an improvement out of younger players such as Rayan Aït-Nouri and

Max Kilman. A 2–1 win against Leicester City on 20 February brought Wolves up to seventh

place, with Wolves being tipped to battle for a place in European competition for the

following season.

References / Works Cited:

1. Wikipedia (n.d.). Retrieved from https://wikipedia.org/

2. Random Book Title (2022). Academic Publishing House.

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