Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matt Doherty celebrates scoring their equaliser against West Ham United at London Stadium last night.
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matt Doherty celebrates scoring their equaliser against West Ham United at London Stadium last night.
Aidan Fitzmaurice
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Ireland international Matt Doherty admits that his Wolves side need to be more ruthless if they are to be successful in their relegation battle this season.
The Dubliner scored his first goal in 12 months for Wolves to make it 1-1 in their Premier League game away to West Ham but yet again, they were unable to hold on and conceded within two minutes, losing 2-1.
A third successive defeat leaves them second from bottom with more pressure on manager Gary O’Neil but Doherty, enjoying a run of starts in the side, feels the squad are too brittle.
"Maybe we can be a bit more ruthless with each other and demand a bit more from each other,” he told club media.
"I think we can be a bit more experienced. We can use our heads a bit more. When we get to 1-1, instead of being solid and maybe thinking about just keeping the game in front of us for five, ten minutes, we're probably thinking about going to win it straight away, instead of waiting and just trying to snatch something at the end.
“A lot of the time you are quite vulnerable immediately after you score. For us to concede that fast, that type of goal, we know Bowen cuts in from the left. We're making some bad mistakes.
“I think the 11 on the pitch at the time have to knuckle down, maybe, and we have to take more responsibility. Just say, ‘This is my guy, and he's not getting away’.
"I think we're going to have some honest chats during the week, before the Ipswich game to try and figure it out. It’s something we're obviously very concerned about, and something that we're desperately trying to fix,” added Doherty.
“I think all of us will figure out the best way. It's a huge part of the game that we're getting very wrong at the moment, and it's costing us. It’s something that's a huge concern right now.”