Wolves have the worst scoring record in the Barclays Premier League with just 17 goals from 21 league outings.
Four of those have come from central defender Jody Craddock, while Sylvan Ebanks-Blake – their top scorer from last season’s Championship campaign with 25 goals – has netted on one occasion.
Now McCarthy has urged his team to start finding the net on a regular basis so they can move up the table and away from relegation danger.
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“We have basically played alright but we have not won games,” he said. “We want to get points. We have been on the 19 mark for too long.
“Why have we such a poor goal record? We’ve been working at it since the day we walked back in here for pre-season training on 1st July, whether through signing players or in training and how to get goals – and nothing has changed.
“Keepers have made some great saves, we have missed chances, we have created some but we have stepped up a level and it is not as easy.
“We’ve found it harder to score from every aspect but we’ve had chances. It is harder to score in the Premier League. How many players got 10 goals at this level last season? Not many.
“It is about taking the percentage of chances. It is not like last year in the Championship when we created loads and loads. There are not that many chances so, when they come along, it’s about taking them. Jody Craddock has scored four or five. We need someone else to chip in as well.”
“We’ve found it harder to score from every aspect but we’ve had chances” – Mick McCarthy
Credits: PremierLeague.com
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