Strikers starting to shine for Mick
MICK McCarthy believes the partnership of Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Kevin Doyle is starting to blossom.
The Wolves front pairing may not have got on the scoresheet against Bolton but their performance had the gaffer beaming.
“I thought they were great last weekend, they did far better,” he said.
“Neither of them really had any chances, but I thought they both worked their socks off and they make us a better team when they’re like that.
“Partnerships don’t just happen, they have to work at it, but they made it work on Saturday far better than they have done.
“Sylvan still hasn’t really had any chances but he and Kevin really battled away on Saturday and they provided us with a real base that we could play off far, far better.
“If they play like that and we get chances because of it then fine.”
Ebanks-Blake has yet to score from open play this season with just a converted penalty to his name.
“It doesn’t matter who’s scoring the goals, as long as someone is,” added McCarthy.
“It’s coming for him. Centre-forwards thrive on service as well and he hasn’t had any clear-cut chances he’s missed.
“I was delighted with Sylvan on Saturday because it was definitely better from him.
“I thought he put a shift in. He might not have got his chances but he just kept grafting, and that’s what I want.”
