Wolves boss Mick McCarthy refuses to panic

Confident Mick McCarthy today told Wolves fans there's no panic at Molineux, despite their poor run.

Wolves go to Wigan on Saturday aiming to end a run of three successive defeats in the Premier League.

But having suffered bad luck in recent games, McCarthy is convinced his team's fortunes will change soon.

"There's no need to panic," said the boss.

"We got to this situation last season when we lost to Birmingham and there was a real panic about it.

"If we'd been murdered in the games and been bashed and outplayed then there could justifiably be some concerns. But there isn't any need based on the performances we've put in.

"We've got to get results and I understand that more than anybody.

"But we've played very well."

McCarthy's confidence stems from the reassurance he's been given by his side's performances.

"What reassures me is we got outplayed at Everton but Marcus Hahnemann only made one save and in the second half we got on top," he said.

"Villa were better than us in the first half but certainly not as much as we outplayed them in the second half.

"If we can react like that having been outplayed, it shows we've got a great group of lads — but perhaps some luck wouldn't go amiss."

McCarthy is aware just how fickle fate can be, however.

"After 87 minutes on Sunday everybody was thrilled and we were a good side," he said. "After 95 minutes some fans thought we're going down.

"That sort of thing happens and I understand it, but it's not the case."

Having sat through the DVD of the Villa defeat, McCarthy is hoping to have found the answers to stop Emile Heskey's winner.

"I picked the bones out with the lads on Monday about what I think we could have done better to stop it," he said.

"I don't take any pleasure out of it but it really was a magnificent header."