Wolves look to impose tempo
Karl Henry today revealed Wolves' plan to hit the ground running by combining Hull's start with Stoke's mid-table finish.
Wolves have reported back for pre-season earlier than most Premier League teams after starting training on June 29. And Henry says boss Mick McCarthy again intends to impose a high-tempo on their more illustrious opponents.
"The gaffer wants us to cause problems with the intensity of our play and that starts here in pre-season," said Henry.
"We're working on that now and, if we can hit the ground running, that will continue the momentum and give us a better chance as the season wears on.
"We've been in early, we're looking fresh and working hard day-in, day-out. Last season we were easily one of the fittest teams in the League because we ran teams into the ground early doors.
"A lot of teams realise they're good enough but, by the time they realised it, it's too late.
"We want to get in there and show everyone what we can do and that we deserve to be in the Premier League.
"We all know it's going to be tough – we all saw how Hull were absolutely flying for the first half of the season and then they couldn't win a game for four months, so at no stage can we be complacent.
"Stoke achieved a mid-table position on the back of good home form and I think we're capable of that."
