YORK City striker Wes Fletcher believes new boss Russ Wilcox will remain committed to playing attractive football at Bootham Crescent.

The Minstermen employed a passing game at Morecambe on Tuesday night and were unfortunate to concede a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1-1 draw.

Fletcher made his Burnley debut when Wilcox was a coach under Brian Laws at Turf Moor, where he also trained with the first-team squad and was taken on a pre-season tour of Singapore.

On his past experience of working under Wilcox, Fletcher said: "He was always approachable and liked to get the ball down and play football. We've seen that in the last two games, which have been a lot better.

"I didn't really think about him becoming a manger back then, but he did a hell of a job at Scunthorpe last season and the chairman saw him as a good person to bring in."

But Fletcher also understood the frustrations of Wilcox's predecessor Nigel Worthington who, explaining his resignation, cited the squad's inability to carry training ground work on to the match-day pitch.

"We passed the ball in training but, come Saturday, we would play a lot of long-ball stuff and that didn't really suit the lads we've got," he explained.

"But the new gaffer has come in and we are playing a bit more football in training and taking that into games as well."

On Worthington's unexpected departure, Fletcher added: "It did surprise me a bit but I suppose it was understandable. It was up to him and how he felt.

"I know he was struggling with the travelling (from his Norfolk home) but we've just got to move on. We've got another good manager in and I'm sure we will start doing well."

Fletcher agrees, meanwhile, with Wilcox's view that he should not rush back to action before making a full recovery from the hamstring injury that has kept him sidelined for the last three weeks.

"It's coming along and shouldn't be too long before I get back playing," he revealed.

"It's frustrating missing a few more games but these things happen and I've just got to come back stronger.

"I have to be sensible following my knee injury as well. I think this injury was down to the training schedule the week before the Portsmouth game.

"I might have done too much running trying to keep my fitness up and I felt a bit tired before the game, so I think that's why I pulled it a bit. The manager does not want to throw me straight back in and that's a good approach.

"I would rather be fit for the rest of the season, rather than being out for six to seven weeks with a more serious hamstring injury."