"You want to have the responsibility" - Wolves defender confident of avoiding relegation
Matt Doherty insists the Wolves players should embrace the 'responsibility' of their relegation battle as he backs them to avoid the drop.
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The 33-year-old is one of the most experienced players in the Wolves set-up and has found a new lease of life since Vitor Pereira arrived at the club.
Although Wolves remain in a relegation battle and have a crucial few months ahead of them, Doherty believes they have the quality to stay up and the players should attack the challenge head-on.
"You want to have the responsibility at the end of the day," Doherty said when asked about his increased game time under Pereira.
"You don't want to be watching, you want to be able to try and make a difference, every player will say the same thing.
"I remember when we got relegated from the Championship into League One, and I was speaking to Stephen Hunt at the time, who said, 'I'd rather have the responsibility than not be selected'.
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"So even if it doesn't go that well for you, you'd rather be the one the manager trusts to get us out of it.
"There's a long way to go and it's still in our own hands.