Kenny Jackett hails Wolves spirit after James Henry seals comeback
Kenny Jackett today challenged Wolves to use their six-goal thriller at Rotherham as a springboard for two festive home wins.
Wolves came from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 at Rotherham on Saturday to go level on points with leaders Leyton Orient, who lost 3-2 at home to Crawley.
It sets up an intriguing Molineux double-header with Crewe on Boxing Day and Orient at home three days later.
And after burying the grim prospect of losing three times in a row, head coach Jackett is urging Wolves to cash in on home soil.
"It was a very good point and we have to capitalise on it now going into two home games when we have to make use of that advantage," said the boss.
"If we get the right results in those then it makes it a good point.
"Our thoughts will be on trying hard to beat Crewe and then Leyton Orient.
"We dug deep and found a lot and need to go on now and capitalise in our home games.
"We showed a lot of character to come back, and I'm certainly not disappointed because Saturday was a tough day against a team going well.
"I was very pleased with the attitude and the character."
Danny Batth's opener was cancelled out by a double by former Wolves loanee Nouha Dicko either side of Kieran Agard's header before Bakary Sako's penalty and James Henry's leveller.
Although no Wolves striker scored, Jackett was pleased with the renewed appetite shown by Sako and substitute Leigh Griffiths after he criticised them for a lack of effort in the 2-0 defeat by MK Dons last week.
"Sako looked more threatening and more like his best in the second half," he said.
"I really did feel he could win the game and that's the type of player he is.
"Leigh was very disappointed when he got through one-on-one with the keeper and just stumbled and took his eye off the ball.
"You put him in that situation on the majority of occasions and he'll score."
And Jackett felt the controversial penalty, scored by Sako for handball against Claude Davis which turned the game in the 59th minute, was justified.
"I thought it was a cast-iron penalty," he said.
"I had a good view of it and thought it was a deliberate handball."
