Mick's Leeds warning
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has warned his promotion challengers to expect their "toughest test of the season" against struggling Leeds.Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has warned his promotion challengers to expect their "toughest test of the season" against struggling Leeds. The in-form Molineux men will be overwhelming favourites to continue their march towards the top six by rolling over rock bottom Leeds tomorrow. But McCarthy has dismissed talk of increased pressure on his side and reckons Leeds are more than capable of breaking their five match unbeaten run. "People are talking about the increased expectations on us, but I fully expect that Saturday will be one of our hardest games of the season," he said. Read the full story in the Express & Star
The in-form Molineux men will be overwhelming favourites to continue their march towards the top six by rolling over rock bottom Leeds tomorrow.
But McCarthy has dismissed talk of increased pressure on his side and reckons Leeds are more than capable of breaking their five match unbeaten run.
"People are talking about the increased expectations on us, but I fully expect that Saturday will be one of our hardest games of the season," he said."At the moment everyone is patting us on the back and praising us for our decent run and at the same time everyone is giving Leeds stick. But we haven't achieved anything yet and Leeds will not be coming here to roll over and get beat. Any team that Dennis Wise manages will be competitive.
"I have been in the position that Leeds are in before where you're fighting for your life, and you fancy coming to places like Molineux and turning them over."
McCarthy is wary of the threat posed by a Leeds team that have underachieved all season.
"My knowledge of this league is that somebody who is on the worst run can beat somebody who is on the best run," he said.
"Sometimes getting into the play-offs can have a real negative impact on you for the next season.
"I think if you consider their attacking options then they have can be a real danger if they are allowed to play. They've got David Healy and Robbie Blake up front, Eddie Lewis on the left - that is a good list of Championship players."
Leeds have sold out their 3,200 allocation for the Molineux clash and McCarthy is happy to see a large travelling support.
"I'm delighted about that - let's have a good atmosphere at the game. It's lovely to see good away support and it lifts our fans too. I'm sure they will get behind the lads again. We had great support at Ipswich and I'm sure they'll support us again tomorrow."
With no fresh injury worries McCarthy is set to name an unchanged line-up for the fourth game in succession.