Wanderers must stay true to their attacking instincts if they are to make it to Wembley, according to captain Paul Hayes.

Blues produced an impressive attacking display against Plymouth in the play-off semi-final first leg which sees them take a one goal lead into Thursday night’s game at Adams Park.

Sitting back would be out of the current Wycombe team’s nature and Hayes believes they will approach the game in the same manner that has bought them success this season.

“We’ve got ourselves a 1-0 lead going into the second leg so the mood amongst the squad is great,” he said.

“It’s not over confidence and we’re not downbeat about knowing that we conceded two goals in the last five minutes.

“The mood’s good, the spirit’s good, the morale is fantastic and with us being 1-0 up we’re confident that we can finish the job.

“In every game that we’ve played in, whether it’s a league game or when we played Millwall in the Capital One Cup or when we played AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup, we try and go for the win.”

Hayes’ last experience in the play-offs came when he collected a runners-up medal with Brentford in 2013 after he’d scored against Swindon in the penalty shoot-out which helped the Bees reach Wembley.

The 31-year-old is one of Wanderers’ most experienced players, meaning he’s well placed to impart his wisdom on the several members of the squad who haven’t experienced games of this magnitude before.

Hayes said: “You try and explain to them what the play-offs is like building up to it and the atmosphere around it.

“I’ve never played in the Premiership but I’ve played all the way down and there are no better games to play in than the play-offs because it’s like a miniature cup where you’ve got the chance to play at Wembley, which you don’t get when you’re at a smaller club in the other cups.

“It’s a fantastic feeling to get into the play-offs and if you win it it’s an overwhelming experience and a fantastic achievement. I’ve tried to tell the lads that haven’t been involved in them before that it’s fantastic but if you lose then it’s the worst thing ever.”

Hayes, who is Blues’ top scorer with 14 goals, has played at the home of English football before but believes that making it there with Wanderers would top the lot.

“We’ve only used 21 or 22 outfield players all season which would never have happened at any of the other teams I’ve played for,” he said.

“I don’t think any of the teams I’ve played for would have done as well as we have with the amount of players we’ve got.

“If we get to Wembley it will probably be the biggest achievement I’ve possibly ever achieved. I also look at it and think as the rest of the players go on through their careers they will look back and think ‘you know what? How did we manage that with the amount of players we had?’

“We’ve had to rely on having three people on the bench – that just doesn’t happen nowadays in football but we’ve done it because we’ve got that belief, determination, character, togetherness and the endeavour to win games.”