Source: Team_Talk
Wolves have the self-belief - McCarthy
Mick McCarthy is pleased Wolves are picking up the "experience and understanding" he hopes will safeguard their place in the Premier League.[LNB] McCarthy's men confounded the critics to earn a second season of top-flight football last season - and they made a good start to the 2010-11 campaign last weekend with a 2-1 defeat of Stoke at Molineux.[LNB]Wolves face Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon and McCarthy believes his men can have the belief they can make the right impression against the Premier League's top teams.[LNB]"It's your own self-belief as a player," he said.[LNB]"You look around at your team-mates and think 'we've got a decent team here'.[LNB]"That helps you not to worry about opposition and maybe helps you not think about it when you're playing at Everton or playing at Manchester United.[LNB]"Actually we've got a decent side. At least we've got players who have played in the Premier League and know they can play in the Premier League.[LNB]"We've got that. It doesn't guarantee us anything but at least we've got a bit of experience and understanding."[LNB]The Toffees started the season with a 1-0 defeat at Blackburn - but McCarthy is not reading too much into the result.[LNB]He continued: "They're still competitors for the top four.[LNB]"I don't think (manager) David (Moyes) has got loads of money to spend but they've got a really good squad of players.[LNB]"When they were all fit and they came here last season, they were as good a team as anybody we'd played. They were powerful, quick, athletic and good footballers.[LNB]"We fashioned a 0-0 draw out of it but that was a really tough game.[LNB]"I know they lost on Saturday, and I'm not big on statistics, but I saw them in terms of shots and corners and free-kicks - they seemed to be way in their favour, yet they were beaten 1-0.[LNB]"I know it (the goal) was a mistake, but I don't read too much into that.[LNB]"It's their first home game and they'll be buzzing. They'll be looking forward to us coming."
