Tommy Doyle determined to earn Wolves starting spot

The 23-year-old has made five appearances in Wolves’ seven Premier League games but is yet to make a start, as he has had to settle for two starts in the Carabao Cup.

Andre, Joao Gomes and Mario Lemina have all been starting ahead of him but Doyle is confident in his ability to break into the side.

“A hundred per cent I believe I should be starting,” Doyle told the Express & Star.

“I can’t lie and say I’ve been happy, of course it’s frustrating for me.

“Nobody wants to be in the situation of sitting on the bench, working hard and not really getting in.

“But that’s part of it and the gaffer knows how I am. He knows I won’t change and I give 110 per cent every single day to make sure when he makes his selection for the weekend that I want to be in that.

“It’s been massively disappointing and something that I want to change sooner rather than later.”

Doyle does possess different qualities to his midfield counterparts, with superior technical ability with an impressive range and weight of passing.

Head coach Gary O’Neil recently admitted that Doyle’s differences will help him get into the side this season and the player also hopes that will be the case, as he pushes for more competition in the Wolves ranks.

“100 per cent, I am very different,” Doyle added.

“We’re a very close-knit squad and that competition needs to start coming again.

“Lads need to start pushing again to get into that starting XI, to give us that boost and a bit of change.

“That’s not saying the lads who are playing now haven’t done well, they always give 110 per cent and put their bodies on the line for each other.

“That’s what we do and we’ll continue to do that, whoever plays.

“We back each other as a midfield, we’re all good mates, and the main thing is we push each other to make sure we’re getting the best version of ourselves, knowing that if I’m not ready there will be another guy ready to take my shirt.”