Brian Barry-Murphy says his forward players are giving him "food for thought" after Cardiff City thumped Barnsley despite being without Yousef Salech.
Leading goalscorer Salech was absent on Tuesday having been carried off with neck injury during last weekend's draw with Stockport.
Even without Salech, who has 13 goals this season, the Bluebirds beat Barnsley 4-0 to strengthen their League One promotion hopes.
Barry-Murphy raised some eyebrows with his team selection, as he opted to start Omari Kellyman ahead of Callum Robinson up front.
But on-loan Chelsea youngster Kellyman justified his selection as he scored just his third Cardiff goal and claimed an assist.
"I can just see him very much as a centre-forward, I've seen him play as a centre-forward many times before when he was younger." Barry-Murphy said.
"So I was very confident that he could do the job. I just felt as if it was the right solution for this game.
"People like Omari proved that there are different kinds of solutions for different teams and I was very pleased with his performance."
The experienced Robinson might have been many people's favourite to start with Salech sidelined.
The Republic of Ireland international has seven goals this season having been second-choice striker for most of the season.
Isaak Davies is another player with experience of leading the line who would have been hopeful of a start against the Tykes.
As it turned out, both Davies and Robinson players made an impact off the bench, which pleased Barry-Murphy.
"All those players are hungry to play and giving me a lot of food for thought in the absence of Yousef," he added.
"Callum was very positive, was really ready to make such a positive impact when needed and he's been incredible around the team.
"I couldn't be happier with how he's performing and how much he's helping us. He's going to play a huge part in our season moving forward."
Cardiff, who are four points clear at the top of the table, return to action at Burton Albion on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
