Henry calls for Wolves bottle

Henry calls for Wolves bottle

Published Feb. 14, 2011 1:17 p.m. ET

Mick McCarthy's men slipped back to the foot of the Premier League table over the weekend and now have just 12 games in which to steer a path to safety. The first of those fixtures pitches them into a derby duel with local rivals West Brom on Sunday, with the Baggies also in desperate need of the points. Henry acknowledges that every game from here on in is vital to Wolves, with the battle for top-flight survival set to be decided by the finest of margins. "The so-called top four are out of the way, so it's now down to us to show our resolve, character and bottle to get the job done," he told the club's official website. "I've heard people say we do better against the bigger teams, but would they rather us be playing Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool in our last four games of the season? "I'm sure they'd rather us be playing the teams we've got, so it's down to us. "We're still in the mix and we're very confident we're going to get out of the relegation zone. It's all tight down there and results weren't bad for us at the weekend, so it's all to play for." Henry admits that Wolves' morale took a blow at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, with Arsenal putting on a footballing masterclass en route to a 2-0 win. He is, however, aware that the club's fate will rest on results against the sides in and around them, not those chasing the title or European qualification. "No-one expected us to get anything [at Arsenal] but we didn't play as well as we did last week [against Man Utd] and it was a disappointing result," added Henry. "Arsenal are a very good side and they absolutely 'footballed' us off the park. "It could have been a lot worse, but Wayne Hennessey was absolutely fantastic, yet again. He pulled off some great saves and there were no excuses from us - we got a good hiding. "It was demoralising at times - they pop the ball about so quickly, they set each other up from their little triangles and you get to the end of the game trying to close people down and you can't even get close enough to make physical contact. "We left the Emirates a little demoralised but we can't dwell on it because it's going to be completely different from here on in."

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