Wolves were beaten 3-0 to remain in the bottom three and have collected only one point from the last four games, conceding 11 goals in the process.
The plus point for McCarthy is that Wolves have not been cut adrift as they gear up for Sunday's clash with fellow strugglers Birmingham at St Andrew's.
He said: "We are not a long way adrift. Look at West Ham's recent run, Blackpool's run, Blackburn's run, Wigan's run. Everyone around us has been similar. Nobody has been that consistent."
McCarthy added: "Everyone says two wins may be enough. The disappointment is we don't look like winning two games. Where do you win two games when you play like that on Tuesday night at Stoke? Once they scored, we were very, very poor. Everybody was feeling sore and smarting, hurt and upset, disappointed.
"I certainly don't think it is going to be 41, 42 points to stay up. Where are we going to get all those points? Just try getting maybe two wins and draw from the last four games when you have been on a poor run. It is a hell of a difficult task. We are going to have to play a damn sight better and I am sure they will."
Source: PA
Source: PA