Joe Mason's Wolves omissions 'tactical'
Boss Kenny Jackett admits he thought striker Joe Mason would be starting every week for Wolves – but insists his absences have been purely tactical.
Mason has started four of nine games since moving from Cardiff for £3million in January.
The forward has scored two goals in that time and fans chanted his name with the 23-year-old sat on the bench during Sunday's 0-0 draw with Birmingham City.
And Jackett didn't foresee Mason not playing every game, saying: "I envisaged him coming in and being able to play all of the time.
"It hasn't worked that way. I don't think I've found the right combination around him all of the time.
"Also, certainly on two occasions, he's been effective coming off the bench for us as well. Do we want to work towards him being in the team? Yes we do."
The Wolves head coach feels that with a different combination of players around him, Mason could be very effective in a Wolves shirt.
He added: "It's very much been a tactical thing. He will need some power around him.
"Options around Bjorn Sigurdarson, options around Michal Zyro, he'll need a player of that ilk and power around him to get the goals that he's showed he can get.
"It's more of a variation of 4-4-2 (that I see him playing in). It depends on players but I feel he needs some support around him and some physical support around him, that's where he plays best.."
