Wolves boss Mick McCarthy did not hide his frustration after his side slipped to a 2-1 home defeat against Wigan.
"Disappointing," was his verdict after the defeat at Molineux that put his side at the bottom of the table. "We committed hari kari on two occasions.
"Are we good enough to keep coming back from a goal down? Probably not. From two goals down? Definitely not."
McCarthy felt Stephen Ward was fouled by Steve Gohouri when the score was 2-0 and said: "It was a stonewall penalty."
Referee Mike Dean ignored the claims but McCarthy said: "Ward got goal side and he brought him down. Had the referee given it, and had we scored it, it would have given them something to think about.
"For the first eight minutes the game was going nowhere. We made two mistakes and got punished. Both were very poor goals to concede, we had the ball on both occasions.
"We didn't get started and that gave them the impetus."
Next up for Wolves is a visit to Liverpool on Wednesday night (29 December, 2000 GMT). And McCarthy admits: "I've never known an easy trip to Anfield."
Meanwhile, Wigan boss Roberto Martinez was delighted with his team's performance as they moved out of the relegation zone and up to 16th place.
"We are halfway through the season and we have been consistent but we need to get the results and it was important here to be able to perform well knowing the result was very significant and that was the most pleasing aspect.
Martinez praises 'mature' performance
"Overall, it was a very mature performance and that shows how far we have come in the first half of the season.
"At Molineux, you always know you are going to be under massive pressure if you allow Wolves to have the momentum.
"We were aware we wanted to start strong and lively but you need to take the chances and I was really pleased with the manner that we took the chances.
"It's important when you go away from home that the hard work and discipline is balanced with good football. To score goals from open play which is the hardest thing in football shows we had a real purpose."
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