Adam Armstrong knows that if he continues to lead from the front with his work rate, the goals will come for him at Wolves.
The striker produced a selfless performance in Sunday’s Black Country derby win over West Bromwich Albion, putting in the hard yards on an afternoon when the crucial chance fell to Fer Lopez and he tucked it away to win the derby.
Armstrong has 92 Championship goals to his name and, having netted his latest against Preston North End last month, is confident he’ll be adding to that tally, given the quality around to provide opportunities.
On working hard for the team
“I always speak about it with the lads, that I have to put in the work at the front end of the pitch – the moment I stop running is the moment I won’t get chances. I learned that when I was younger, you have to keep going, and we created a lot of chances on Sunday. If I stop working, the team stops working, because it leads from the front.
“We’ve got to get our relationships right. It takes time, it’s still new, a lot of new relationships on the pitch. I have to know when to drop in and when to stay on the top line to get the runs going.”
On a big derby win
“We knew what the game was going to be. It’s a massive derby, so we knew the fans would give us an extra lift in the end, and I thought they were brilliant throughout the game. The main thing was to get the win, and I thought the lads were excellent on and off the ball, creating chances, and their ‘keeper pulled off some ‘worldies’, so on another day it’s three or four, but I’m very proud of the boys.
“We knew we were doing really well and we just had to stick to the game plan. We were creating a lot of chances, but fair play to their ‘keeper. We stuck at it, stuck to the press, got it right at the right time and Lopez does what he does.”
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On backing himself for goals
“You look at the squad we’ve got and it’s not a Championship squad, there’s quality all over the pitch. Myself, I’m 29, I’ve been in the Championship for years, it’s something I love. All the boys want promotion because it’s the best feeling in the world, I had it at Southampton. We try to drill that message in every day, being the best we can be.
“There are no walk overs, in this league, you have to turn up every game, and I’m trying to get that into the boys. Sunday was excellent, the grind. The last ten minutes, when you’re digging in, that’s what you need in this league.”
On the break from games
“Hopefully some days off. There’s a break now, so hopefully we get some time to recharge and go again. This manager’s massive on working together, sticking together, and that’s something we can work on over the international break.”
