A win away at QPR may have eased some of the tension at Molineux but Wolves still need their star striker to start scoring.
Wolves striker Nouha Dicko has told the Express and Star that he feels as if he is getting back to his best after overcoming a long term injury.
The Malian striker was sidelined for over a year after suffering a serious knee issue and only returned to action in October with Wolves sliding down the Championship table.
Dicko featured for 76 minutes in their most recent fixture, the 2-1 win against QPR, his longest spell on the pitch this season as he battles his way back to full fitness in order to help Paul Lambert’s side avoid slipping further into a potential relegation battle.
And the 24-year-old believes only his third start of the campaign can provide the catalyst for him to rediscover his best form down the line.
“It was important for me to move on to the next stage and feel I am past the rehab and against QPR I felt I contributed to help the team to get the win,” Dicko told the Express and Star.
“I needed a game like that when you have to work hard for the team, and keep going even when you are tired, to keep on going.
“I felt a bit like the old Nouha and hopefully, game after game, I will feel even better. I felt good and I know what I need to do to get back to my best.
“It is not going to be easy and I have to work hard but it will be worth it. I just want a goal now – the goal will come!
Dicko is yet to score in the league since his return but netted a career best 14 in 30 starts in the 2014/15 campaign, with his goals likely to prove vital to a side who have scored just 21 times in the league this season.
First choice centre-forwards Ivan Cavaleiro and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson are yet to score a league goal between them since September, meaning the fitness of the former Wigan Athletic hitman could prove crucial to Wolves chances of salvaging a campaign that promised so much.
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