After back-to-back Premier League defeats, the prospect of falling into a relegation battle is becoming a bigger reality for Wolves.
The need to strengthen is clear, and Vitor Pereira has signalled how many signings he wants before the window closes.
Wolves have failed to score in both of their games against Manchester City and Bournemouth this season so far, and have made crucial errors in both matches too.
It is safe to say it hasn’t gone great for the Old Gold in both the Premier League and transfer market, but Matt Doherty has named two reasons he feels they’ll turn it around.
Matt Doherty says Wolves’ defensive and tactical energy can help them this season
Matt Doherty has looked at the positives from Saturday’s defeat to Bournemouth, even if there are very few.
While Doherty admits avoidable mistakes were made, he believes the second-half performance shows that Wolves will be ‘okay.’
Speaking to the Wolves official website, the Irishman said, “There are always positives in some kind of way. The fight that we had for most of the second half, the fact that we didn’t concede when we were down to 10, and we defended strongly.”
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“We need to take that kind of defensive energy and tactical energy into everything and I’m sure we’ll be okay.”
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Wolves were predicted to go down by many pundits. Among them, Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville said Wolves would be relegated.
Additionally, Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer had the same Wolves prediction, and based on the first two results of the season, each duo is on their way to being correct.
Wolves’ next five Premier League fixtures are crucial
Wolves have some tough fixtures over the next few weeks, and it is vital they get as many points on the board as possible.
There is no reason why they shouldn’t be targeting a win against Everton and Leeds at home, meanwhile hoping to pick up results against the in-form Tottenham Hotspur, and at a tough away ground like St. James’ Park.
Brighton are a strong side too, but with the game at home, Wolves will certainly have a chance at getting something out of it.
If Vitor Pereira’s side find themselves with less than six points after seven Premier League games are played, they could risk falling behind the pack.
New arrivals are crucial, particularly in the forward department, and Wolves also need to keep hold of Strand Larsen if they have any hopes of avoiding the drop.