Mario Lemina believes Wolves’ pre-season plans, which includes a tour to South Korea, will be vitally important to helping the team become a stronger unit ahead of the 2023/24 Premier League campaign.
Having had no time to settle into life at Wolves after joining in a hectic January, Lemina is looking forward to an exciting pre-season as the players use their time together to build tighter bonds on and off the pitcu.
On targets for the new season
“I never have personal goals. It’s just about the team. Honestly, I will really look forward for the pre-season because we didn’t have a pre-season together.
“It was a really emergency work that we had [since January] and now I just want to see the pre-season. All the chemistry is going to be there and then after that, we can tell what we’re going to be, our aims and our targets for the season.
“During the season, the first months are going to be key, and we have to make sure we get the most points that we can to stay alive, and then after, to think about other aims.”
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On going into 2023/24 with confidence
“For me, the first part of the season is the most important part because you need to get the points – a lot of points – to make sure you are still able to have some other targets on top of [survival], and not just looking down all the time.
“I want to make sure that next season we are going to get these points early with the team so we can have better aims.”
On pre-season tour of Korea
“I’ve never been to South Korea before. I’ve been to China, but never to South Korea, so I look forward to experiencing something new.
“I love going to these kinds of countries and I was looking at also going to Japan this summer, but I haven’t really got enough time to go, so Korea is going to be a great experience. I know they are really big football fans, they love Hee Chan, and I want to see what’s going to happen there.”
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On Hwang’s advice
“He’s told me a lot about what we can expect, and he told me it’s a really good place – but he has to say that!
“But I’ve heard so many good things about it and I wish, I hope and I’m sure we’re going to enjoy it.”
On the importance of pre-season
“For me, the pre-season is really important. It’s really important to get fit, to establish the chemistry between us and increase the friendships even, because when you get close to other players off the pitch, it makes you play better as a team.
“So I’m looking forward for this trip, not only for the new experiences that we will have, but the way it’s going to make us stronger as a team.”
