Wolves boss Mick McCarthy plans to turn Karl Henry into goal creator

Monday 14th November 2011, 2:00PM GMT.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy plans to turn Karl Henry into goal creator

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today revealed how the team are trying to turn enforcer Karl Henry into a goal creator.

The midfield anchorman has proved this season he can also get forward to good effect, with assists for DavidEdwards’ goal in the 3-1 win against Wigan and shots saved in the home games against Swansea and Tottenham.

But the 28-year-old has notched just seven times in 210 games in all competitions for Wolves, his last strike coming 55 matches ago in a 3-1 FA Cup replay defeat at Crystal Palace in February 2010.

Henry has gone 119 league outings without netting, his last-minute winner at Charlton in March 2008 being his last one.

But boss McCarthy said the Wolverhampton-born midfielder is working on becoming more of a goal threat.

The manager said: “He’s trying his best to be more offensive and he has been He puts a lot of emphasis on doing his other stuff as well and works so hard. So it would be nice for him to get a couple of goals.”

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