Kenny Jackett tells Wolves: Thrive on pressure

Wolves are have won just five matches all season and find themselves nine points off the play-offs with a third of the campaign gone. Only two of those victories have come at home.

But Jackett has dismissed any notion that Wolves aren't able to handle the expectations of the club's supporters.

"We have to accept there's a pressure to perform," the Wolves boss said."We're in professional football. We have an expectancy and a pressure and you have to embrace that, and want to be in that situation.

"It's not something we should be frightened of. You've got to see it as a challenge and realise that if things aren't going well you can turn it round with some good tackles, closing down, certainly a goal, shots, good crosses, good combination play – good football can turn that around very quickly and make a crowd positive."

Wolves face none of the Championship's top seven sides for the rest of the calendar year, and after travelling to play Mick McCarthy's Ipswich Town at Portman Road this Saturday, have a run of four successive fixture against teams below them in the table.

It offers an opportunity to put a run together, and Jackett wants his players and supporters to feed off each other to help create the consistency needed.

"It's a very important link and one that we take responsibility for the lead," he said of the link between his team and the fans.

"Until you get that link you're not successful. The crowd and players do feed off each other. It's set by the players, there's no doubt about that, but once the players feel the crowd are with them they do respond to that and then gaining in confidence, it can grow in front of your eyes.

"In my time here the crowd have been excellent and supported the team."

"Any crowd, and the Molineux crowd are exactly the same, are entitled to respond to what they see.

"If they don't see good quality football and cohesion – certainly my side we like to play constructively on the floor – but when they don't do that it can be frustrating for everybody.

"They do come wanting to be successful and positive."