A shoot on sight policy for Wolves

Wolves captain Karl Henry has revealed a 'shoot on sight' policy to improve the team's goals output.

Despite the welcome 2-1 win at Burnley last weekend, Mick McCarthy's side remain the Premier League's lowest scorers with 23 from 29 games after failing to find the net in 13 matches this season.

McCarthy's 4-5-1 formation has tightened things up at the back, but meant chances are at a premium at the other end.

Now Henry has urged his team-mates to rectify the shortage by having more shots at goal.

The captain's promptings paid immediate dividends last Saturday at Turf Moor, when winger Matt Jarvis scored and the other goal came via a deflection off Clarets defender Clarke Carlisle from Adlene Guedioura's drive.

Midfielder David Jones said: "On Saturday, Karl Henry was telling us before the game that if we get a chance, we should shoot because we wanted to get in as many shots as possible.

"In recent weeks we've played good football and constructed some good moves without having that killer instinct, or no one has really stepped up to the plate to score or force the keeper into too many saves.

"I know we didn't get too many clear strikes at goal, but luckily, the shots we did get in, counted.

"So it was good that Matt and Adlene chipped in with a goal, because we need to increase our scoring and it doesn't do us any harm that it's midfielders getting them."

Although midfielder Guedioura was not credited with the second goal, his urgency to shoot at least produced a goal and Jones reckons it was just reward.

He said: "Adlene is not afraid to have a strike and I was pleased for him. I was pleased for him. We got a bit of luck with it but we deserved it but if midfielders are willing to shoot from the edge of or from outside the box, deflections can happen.

"But I don't know what he was doing with his celebration! He was telling me afterwards that his mind goes blank and he just goes crazy - he doesn't know what he's doing!

"Instead of running to the Wolves fans he started running in the opposite direction!"