Wolverhampton Wanderers look to manager Mick McCarthy for inspiration following defeat of Sunderland
Mick McCarthy plays the role of curmudgeonly Yorkshireman to perfection in public but, according to his most senior player, behind the scenes of Wolves’ continuing fight against relegation he is the dressing-room cheerleader.
Joy: Jody Craddock celebrates for Wolves Photo: GETTY IMAGES
By Rob Stewart at the Stadium of Light 6:45AM BST 16 May 2011
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“Maybe he can come across as grumpy, but not to us,” veteran defender Jody Craddock said after this vital away win. “It is his job all week to try and keep us upbeat and make sure that we do the right things in training. Everyone who knows Mick, knows he’s so honest.
“He’s straight down the line and tells you exactly what he thinks. Do we need to pick him up? No, the gaffer is the person we look to when we are down in the dumps. When we’ve lost again, we’ve looked at him to try and get us out of it.”
The 35 year-old added: “His mood can rub off on us. He, along with [No 2] Terry Connor, do their jobs as we cannot pick ourselves up all the time. We don’t just turn up on a Saturday and play the game. You have to do things right every single day.”
Craddock volleyed his first goal for 14 months to put Wolves ahead and although Stéphane Sessègnon struck an acrobatic equaliser for Sunderland, the visitors deservedly prevailed thanks to headed goals from Steven Fletcher and George Elokobi.
“Staying up would be the biggest achievement of my career,” Craddock, a former Sunderland player, said. “We have had some fantastic results, beating Manchester United and Chelsea, but it is just a tough, tough division to try and get results in. We are upping our game, but the difficulty is, so is everyone else.
“We have been down there all season. It is not a case of suddenly dropping down and beginning to panic. We have just kept a level head and managed to keep it going.”
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce, meanwhile, is planning for life without Bolo Zenden after the Dutchman told him he would be quitting Wearside in the summer.
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