Matt Doherty D Wolves b.1992

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Jackett encourages Doherty; Doherty interviewed. Some very complimentary - and unanimous - comments about Doherty in the comments section of the expressandstar link. He's one to keep an eye on. Unfortunately, he will have to shift the club captain (not in the way you think) if he wants to nail down that RB position.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wolverhampton-wanderers-boss-kenny-jackett-7416120

http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/07/14/wolves-matt-doherty-goes-back-to-his-roots/

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Doherty an ever-present at RB for Wolves this season. With 3 goals conceded Wolves have the best defensive record in the league. Wolves will probably be in the shake-up for promotion at the end of the season; Doherty should probably be Coleman's deputy by that time seeing as Joey O'Brien's fitness is a constant question.

Stearman is hankering after a call up. I thought he looked a poor player in the Premier League but he was only young and has clearly improved. 3 goals conceded compared to the 10 conceded by Derby. Picking the wrong Richard?

[Charlie Darwin]

Doherty's worth a look but he couldn't win his place back in the team last season after a niggly injury, so he's only had 8-odd games back as first choice.

[gastric]

Praise from Jackett for Doherty, reckons he should be in the Irish squad.


http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wolverhampton-wanderers-kenny-jackett-says-7854523

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

If O'Neill was being as thorough as he should be, he would be in the squad.

[Charlie Darwin]

Why? He's only started a handful of games in the last 12 months. It's good to see him do well but he's not battering the door down.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

He broke into the first team during the second half of the 12/13 Championship campaign after impressing on loan and only lost his place in the team last season due to injury before returning in the early Spring and helping Wolves to consolidate automatic promotion. This season he has continued his progression. He has also built up a good reputation Internationally due to his performances at underage level. Wolves have a very good defensive record whenever Doherty is in the team, perhaps, partly due to him.

He is one of our best Under-25 players playing regularly so players like him (and O'Kane) should be brought in to bring the age rate down and help build a base for the future but instead, for some reason, O'Neill and Keane would rather constantly select players (Kelly, O'Brien, Green) who are unfit/not playing football/too old/not good enough.

They don't have to be Messi-like talents to call them up. It's irritating that new players are still being integrated at a glacial rate ever since the Staunton era/beginning of the Trapattoni era.

Nobody is calling for Gamble or Lapira-like call-ups being thrown around like confetti but there is a balance.

[Charlie Darwin]

Green and Kelly are fringe players who didn't make the final squad for Georgia. I'm not against having Doherty in but he's hardly a glaring omission, and his absence isn't evidence the coach isn't doing his job thoroughly.

[Charlie Darwin]

Wolves lost 3-1 at home to Huddersfield as Doherty missed out following a bad knock on the foot in the last match. Suppose there might be something to this call for him to be called up, especially with Coleman a possible doubt!

[Charlie Darwin]

Two assists for Doherty tonight as Wolves cruise past Sheffield Wednesday. Just a point off the play-offs now.

edit: three points off now Brentford got a winner

[Closed Account]

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[tetsujin1979]

Been playing left full recently for Wolves: http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/read-just-what-the-doc-ordered-2985741.aspx

[DeLorean]

Been playing left full recently for Wolves

Yeah I saw that game on Saturday and he was very impressive. It's definitely something for Martin O'Neill to take note of.


Wolves just gone 2-1 up against Derby late on, a brilliant cross from Doherty who has played well at left back (food for thought?). He had a goal disallowed earlier as well, he was a mile offide but finished very well. Both his disallowed goal and cross showed clear benefits of being a right footed left back.

His disallowed goal and cross for the winning goal are here- (https://youtu.be/AKlYaCzGOH0?t=1m4s)

He seems keen as well...


I feel comfortable in both positions now and that is good for my progression both here and perhaps hopefully one day internationally.

[Stuttgart88]

I saw the cross for the winner. superb.

[tetsujin1979]

Won Wolves young player of the season earlier this week, interview with him on their site now: http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/read-docs-rollercoaster-ride-3084720.aspx
Also won goal of the season for this

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3m3py7

[DeLorean]

24 is a mad age to be receiving a young player award. Not sure what the keeper was doing for that goal either, unless it deflected.

A bit more about his Ireland expectations here- (http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2016/04/29/matt-doherty-euro-2016-republic-of-ireland-call-would-cap-it-all/)

[tetsujin1979]

sorry, I got that backwards, it was the "Young Wolves" Player of the season, from the fans: https://twitter.com/Young_Wolves/status/725029765355327488

Your #YoungWolvesPlayeroftheSeason (https://twitter.com/hashtag/YoungWolvesPlayeroftheSeason?src=hash) is @mattdoherty20 (https://twitter.com/mattdoherty20)

[Olé Olé]

Nice relaxing night on their seats for the rest of the Wolves squad as Matt Doherty was called up to the podium three times for a clean sweep at their awards. Fans' player of the year, players' player of the year and goal of the year. Not a bad season by anyone's standards.

http://www.the42.ie/matt-doherty-wolves-goal-player-of-the-season-2763551-May2016/

[DeLorean]

I can't understand why he didn't get game time in our 'problem position' in the friendlies.

[Closed Account]

I can't understand why he didn't get game time in our 'problem position' in the friendlies.It's certainly easier for a right footer to play LB than vice versa. Our Denis the best example. I wonder could be get a Wolves fans opinion on a Matt Doherty v Stephen Ward argument

[Stuttgart88]

He was on telly recently. Looks a very mature and confident player these days. Might he be in tomorrow's squad?

He and Cunningham are likely to play some part in the WC18 campaign I think it's fair to say.

Hard to tell how good Championship players are though. Ward is a very good Championship left back.

I think Enda Stevens won Pompey's POTY too.

[DeLorean]

It's certainly easier for a right footer to play LB than vice versa. Our Denis the best example.

I'm not sure I've ever seen a left footed player playing right back, even in an emergency?

[Closed Account]

I'm not sure I've ever seen a left footed player playing right back, even in an emergency?Bryan Oviedo for the defensively inept Everton lately. Looks unnatural.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Whatever about the urgency of the striker situation, it's quite bizarre to be headhunting eligible full backs for the national team when Cunningham & Doherty can't get into squads. Is Christie that much better than them?

Sure Doherty's mother is Dutch. What's to stop Holland from calling him up with how average their depth pool is?

[seanfhear]

He certainly has done enough to be given a chance in the upcoming friendlies.

[SkStu]

Goal for Dots today, Wolves first. From a corner. Then Joe Mason grabbed the second and continues his decent start to the season.

[DeLorean]

Scored to bring Wolves back into the game against Fulham and they've since equalised. 3-3.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Goal Doherty.

Third of the season.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Doherty and Pilkington's goals @ start and end of video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI3m9PBifXI

Great finish by Doherty for the first goal but he didn't cover himself in glory for Cardiff's winner.

[DeLorean]

Another goal to give Wolves a 2-0 lead at Stoke.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

"Stunning free kick" according to the BBC.

[geysir]

Another goal to give Wolves a 2-0 lead at Stoke.
Scored right in front of the mass of away fans

https://twitter.com/johnbray69/status/817773270477008897?s=08

[DeLorean]

Some strike.

[KrisLetang]

Doherty: I'll taste victory in an Ireland Jersey one day, by God.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/0114/844982-matt-doherty-wolves-ireland/

[Olé Olé]

He's really unlucky in that his great form at Wolves is coinciding with Ward's renaissance in the Premier League. Not to mention Coleman's existence. And Brady's versatility.

I do think, however, there's potentially merit in having Doherty in ahead of Christie. Christie has been decent at times but was liable against Belarus in Turner's Cross. Doherty will surely get his shot in upcoming friendlies.

[Closed Account]

Has just gone in goal for Wolves but couldn't stop a Robbie Brady penalty.

[DeLorean]

He had won the penalty from which Wolves equalised earlier. Their keeper was sent off after allegedly bringing Wes Hoolahan down in the box and proceeding to rough him up along with some of his teammates because they felt Wessi had dived. I think they may have had a point as well on first viewing. Doherty was booked just before the penalty was taken also, I'm not sure what he did exactly.

[CraftyToePoke]

His fifth of the season to celebrate his call up, and spark an unlikely three points, from behind on 86. Decent return for mid March for a FB - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39188492

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

I think Matt can feel a bit hard done by not to make the final squad.

I think he could potentially offer a lot more than Christie.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Doherty will surely be called up for the Iceland game?

Either way, I think Hourihane has a decent chance of starting, given the unfortunate circumstances regarding our Everton players.

[mark12345]

Doherty will surely be called up for the Iceland game?

Either way, I think Hourihane has a decent chance of starting, given the unfortunate circumstances regarding our Everton players.

One thing I think we can gather from tonight's game is that Cyrus Christie is not the short term answer at right-back. He struggled in his cameo appearance

[tricky_colour]

I would think so, I guess if there is anying positive in Coleman's injury it is it gives Matt an opportunity.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

I'd worry about Christie when we are not on the front foot like we were tonight alright.

I wasn't greatly impressed with his productivity from his forward forays.

I think bringing on Hourihane and playing ball through the middle of the park would have bore more fruit.

I imagine Christie Will be a definite starter against Iceland in order to engineer match practice for the months ahead, but we need reinforcements now.

We are short in certain areas and need some new ideas.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

You have to question what the point is of naming squads with 39 players in them and naming players on stand-by when you don't call in reinforcements when you're down to two full backs and three strikers (one of whom he clearly has no intention of using in a competitive situation).

The weird thing is he had four goalkeepers called up for one friendly not long ago.

We are unfortunately looking at a situation where Coleman won't be available for a minimum of 6 games.

It's extremely odd not calling up Doherty and/or Cunningham.

Even if he plans on using Meyler as a deputy right back.

[Stuttgart88]

We all thought Christie did well and actually played better than Coleman on the night

[DeLorean]

He blows hot and cold at Derby and can be suspect defensively but I'm really not sure what more people expected from him last night. He endeavored to force the issue down the right when we were in the ascendancy and helped to kept Wales under pressure late on, winning a couple of corners and that. Hardly the easiest of circumstances to come into, replacing a fella with his leg hanging off with the clock ticking down. At the very minimum he did just fine.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

We all thought Christie did well and actually played better than Coleman on the night

He gave away the ball at least five times that I counted of.

He didn't play any worse than Coleman did, I agree on that, but Coleman had little to no protection on his flank for a good 20 minutes before that hole was plugged.

[Charlie Darwin]

We all thought Christie did well and actually played better than Coleman on the night
To be fair, you can't really compare his performance to Coleman as it was 11 v 10. He did look a lot more threatening in attack but, then again, he was attacking the sub full back!

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Is he injured?

We are really short on full backs, huh?

Could play Keogh, O'Shea and Duffy with McClean and Brady as wing backs, in the Uruguay game if not the qualifier.

[tetsujin1979]

didn't play any of Wolves' last three games of the season