Bolton boss Ian Evatt on Barnsley expectations, strikers message, defeats response & team news
13.10.2022 - 20:33
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Bolton Wanderers will be seeking to return to winning ways this weekend with the visit of Barnsley.
The Whites have lost their last two games on the road. These were against Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers, and both saw 1-0 scorelines go against Wanderers.
Bolton are just outside the top six on goal difference as things stand heading into the weekend. They know victory over the Tykes at the University of Bolton Stadium will see them go back into the play-off places and leapfrog the Yorkshire side in the table.
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Ahead of the game, Wanderers boss Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's a transcript of what he had to say to broadcasters.
Any unavailability ahead of Barnsley?
“Owen Toal picked up a slight thigh strain in the B team game on Tuesday. Nothing serious but enough to probably keep him out of Saturday. Everyone else is fine.”
What have you learned from the last couple of defeats?
“I don’t think it’s about putting things right, I don’t think there’s a great deal wrong to be honest. I think second half against Forest Green, we could have easily scored four or five and on another day, we would have. It was complete domination but when you’re there and you see it live and you get the chance to watch it back, there wasn’t loads wrong.
“But what I’ve learned is what I’ve known all along is that a week in football is a long time and you go from having the best start in 22 years to then people whinging and moaning saying we’re underachieving, but we’re still nearly in the top six, we’re still a very good team, we’ve still got the best defensive record in the league and we’ve got lots to be positive about, so I