This article is part of Football FanCast's Monthly Review series, which analyses what managers can learn from the previous month and what the coming month could have in store.

September was a month of two halves for Nuno Santo and Wolves – well, it was more like three quarters to a quarter as some harsh lessons were learned, but also solutions were beginning to surface as we embark on October.

The west Midlands club started the month with three straight defeats, including their Europa League group opener against Braga at Molineux.

Those results followed the month of August, where they had won all of the qualification games on offer and were actually unbeaten in the Premier League with three straight draws.

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One thing Nuno can take inspiration from is that the 3-4-3 formation that won the Championship is still hugely effective.

The Portuguese boss scrapped it upon promotion to the Premier League, primarily opting for a 3-5-2 formation, which was maybe utilised to accompany the arrivals of Joao Moutinho, Leander Dendoncker and Raul Jimenez.

However, Wolves’ first win of the season came at the weekend playing with that old formation, so it’s something they should definitely stick with.

As previously mentioned on Football FanCast, it bridges the gap from midfield to attack more effectively and thus can bring the west Midlands club more success.

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Nuno is starting to realise just how monumental the burden of games will be this season.

Last term, the 45-year-old primarily used just 19 players in the Premier League as they secured a seventh place at the first time of asking.

That’s just not possible this time around as their progression in the Carabao Cup has meant they play two games per week for the foreseeable future – well into 2020, and then the FA Cup comes into play, which could add further weight to their schedule.

As many as 24 players have featured in the old gold shirt this season across all competitions, so there are signs that Nuno’s attitude is changing, but still, it could be better.

For instance, Pedro Neto, who has only started one league game this campaign, has since proven why their squad depth can be trusted following his impressive showing against Watford.

It’s time to do that in October, Nuno.