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Jamie O'Hara claims Wolves need four more wins in pursuit of survival and hopes to provide impact on return
The midfielder has missed a portion of this season through injury but is now fit and looking forward to the Black Country derby against West Brom on Sunday
10 Feb 2012 11:50:00
By Jay Jaffa
Jamie O'Hara has stated his belief that Wolves can survive in the Premier League if they secure a minimum of four wins.
Mick McCarthy's side secured victory at QPR last weekend to record only their fifth win in 24 games but O'Hara believes survival is possible and is raring to go following an earlier injury lay-off.
“I feel we need another four wins and hopefully we’ll get a couple of draws as well,” he told the Express.
“I’m looking to have that same sort of impact again as I did last year and help us stay up. Being out of the side for a couple of months means I feel fresh and hungry to get back.
“I love scoring goals and if I’m playing in that role off the front man then I need to get on the scoresheet.
“I love the big games and big derbies – I’ve always relished those sorts of opportunities to play the rivals and the televised games because it’s what you dream of as a kid.”
Wolves face West Brom on Sunday at Molineux and will be aiming to record their fourth win on home soil this season.
Their last victory came in early December and earlier this week Mick McCarthy spoke of growing injury concerns in the lead up to the clash with Roy Hodgson's side.
“O’Hara has a problem with his groin and has not trained. And it is unlikely he will train until Saturday now," the 53-year-old said.
“Edwards has just come in off the training ground with a thigh problem.
“That is not impressing me too much. We could do without any more injuries but we will wait and see where we are.
“It leaves us short in midfield but we will see where we are in the next couple of days. I’m hoping they will be okay.”
But McCarthy did point to an improvement in morale following the win at Mark Hughes' QPR last weekend.
“We are not fighting the world this week, strangely enough," he continued.
“It is nice to have that winning feeling back. Last week, it was like we were in the trenches fighting everybody and this week it has been quite calm and benign. That is normal procedure.
“But in the main our performances have been good. A lot has been said about the Liverpool one but they have been pretty good overall.
“If we can make it back-to-back wins, it will give everyone a huge lift.”
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Mick McCarthy's side secured victory at QPR last weekend to record only their fifth win in 24 games but O'Hara believes survival is possible and is raring to go following an earlier injury lay-off.
“I feel we need another four wins and hopefully we’ll get a couple of draws as well,” he told the Express.
“I’m looking to have that same sort of impact again as I did last year and help us stay up. Being out of the side for a couple of months means I feel fresh and hungry to get back.
“I love scoring goals and if I’m playing in that role off the front man then I need to get on the scoresheet.
“I love the big games and big derbies – I’ve always relished those sorts of opportunities to play the rivals and the televised games because it’s what you dream of as a kid.”
Wolves face West Brom on Sunday at Molineux and will be aiming to record their fourth win on home soil this season.
Their last victory came in early December and earlier this week Mick McCarthy spoke of growing injury concerns in the lead up to the clash with Roy Hodgson's side.
“O’Hara has a problem with his groin and has not trained. And it is unlikely he will train until Saturday now," the 53-year-old said.
“Edwards has just come in off the training ground with a thigh problem.
“That is not impressing me too much. We could do without any more injuries but we will wait and see where we are.
“It leaves us short in midfield but we will see where we are in the next couple of days. I’m hoping they will be okay.”
But McCarthy did point to an improvement in morale following the win at Mark Hughes' QPR last weekend.
“We are not fighting the world this week, strangely enough," he continued.
“It is nice to have that winning feeling back. Last week, it was like we were in the trenches fighting everybody and this week it has been quite calm and benign. That is normal procedure.
“But in the main our performances have been good. A lot has been said about the Liverpool one but they have been pretty good overall.
“If we can make it back-to-back wins, it will give everyone a huge lift.”
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