Wolves boss ponders starting Jamie O'Hara

O'Hara has pleaded for a chance to play 90 minutes after coming off the bench in the last five Championship games.

The £5million midfielder has set up Wolves' only two goals in the last six matches and could now get the chance of his first league start in 10 months.

His arrival on the hour signalled a change of emphasis in Saturday's goalless draw at Sheffield Wednesday.

He said: "Jamie made a difference when he came on. I switched to playing a three-man central midfield and he's confident on the ball and he's a good footballer.

"So I'm weighing him up as we go along as well, what his strengths and weaknesses are. I have got to piece it all together so I've got the right formula on the pitch."

O'Hara is noted more for his flair above anything else but Saunders warned any individuals must conform to the demands of the team.

The Wolves boss said: "We have got good players but people have to be part of the team. Individuals will get you halfway up the league, but the team formula and principles will get you success.

"My job is to get the team right to serve the club – individuals don't really come into it."

Wolves have only conceded once in Saunders' two games in charge and he stressed the need to keep things tight at the back first.

He said: "Let's get all the foundations right and move forward. You can play people who are a bit more 'loose' if your back four is right, but I have got to get our back four right first."

Saunders also admitted Wolves' losing mentality is affecting the chances of playing the creative game he wants.

The new Molineux chief has kicked off his reign with two draws against Blackburn and Sheffield Wednesday, with both performances notable for their defensive solidity rather than creative football.

Wolves host Blackpool on Saturday having failed to have an effort on target in the goalless stalemate against the Owls, registering just one serious effort on goal.

It was a similar story against Blackburn, with Kevin Foley's close-range effort saved by goalkeeper Jake Kean the only other on-target effort before Roger Johnson's equaliser.

Saunders knows the Molineux masses will demand a much better return and he wants the team to be playing entertaining football.

But he confessed the longer-term decline in results means players haven't got the confidence he would like.

He said: "I was trying to get us to play out from the back a bit more against Sheffield Wednesday because that's what we have got to do.

"We have got to play football when we come up against teams like that, instead of kicking the ball up to their centre-backs all the time.

"But it's hard when you've been losing as often as they have to confidently get on the ball."