Wolves defender keen to avoid complacency

The club have picked up seven points from three games since Vitor Pereira took over as head coach as they made a strong finish to 2024.

But Doherty says they are not out of the woods yet and must continue to fight in the remaining months of the season.

He said: “It’s not just the team, but the club in general, fan base, the city - things weren't looking great for us, and if you look at the table at Christmas, the history of it is not good reading. 

"So, we really needed to do something and we managed to do that. We've managed to turn things around, and things are looking alright for us at the moment.

“But we’re still right there. Ipswich beat Chelsea, so we know teams can get results. We're not going to get too carried away. We just focus on the next game, even the next training session. We've had a few days off now, so we just need to get switched back on.

“One of the worst things you can do is look too far ahead and start planning stuff that's maybe not within your reach. We just need to keep it next game at time, and that's a bit of a cliche, but if you're starting to look too far ahead, you get yourself in a bit of trouble.”

Doherty has started all three games under Pereira, moving to the right centre-back role in a back three.

The experienced defender has impressed in a new position and he says he is enjoying the role, as Pereira plans to play a natural full-back in that position in order to carry the ball out from defence aggressively.

Doherty added: “I've been used to wing back a lot over the course of my career. When I first came when I was 18, I was actually a centre back at the time. 

"There's a lot of time when you're playing right centre back you end up as the right back anyway, whatever way you're trying to press.

“I'm really enjoying it at the moment. I'm 32 and not busting a gut up and down the wing and trying to recover, which is just difficult at my age. 

"I am enjoying it, it's a new position, so I'm still learning which is a good thing. It's a position where you constantly feel involved in the game. 

"Sometimes at wing back you can make a lot of runs, be up and down, and not actually touch the ball that much. At the moment I'm really enjoying it.”