Crewe Alex boss David Artell has said his side must dust themselves down and go again when they face Bolton Wanderers this weekend after feeling his side was let down by the officials in their loss to Wigan Athletic.
Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt on MK Dons loss, 'self-destructing' & complaint over referee
26.02.2022 - 22:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Bolton Wanderers ended February on a defeat with a disappointing 2-0 loss on the road.
Mo Eisa put the hosts ahead in a first half where for most of it, Wanderers were second best.
Amadou Bakayoko struck the bar with a powerful header from Declan John's corner before the break, before skipper Ricardo Santos headed over from another delivery in the second half.
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But the hosts got their second goal when James Trafford's pass out from the back was pounced upon by Kaine Kesler Hayden and Scott Twine's deflected effort went in, as Wanderers now sit seven points from the play-off places.
After the boss, Wanderers boss Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's his immediate reaction.
Evatt also alleged that match referee Sebastian Stockbridge made comments during the game which the Wanderers camp deem as 'not acceptable' in terms of their nature as the Bolton boss suggested the complaints could be reported and taken further to the appropriate channels.
Evatt said that the referee did apologise for whatever was said, but suggested that Bolton could take the issue further.
Initial reaction?
“I’m not happy. I think the first 20 minutes and a moment of madness in the second half has cost us the game. I think other than the first 20 minutes, we then controlled it for probably 25 minutes. Second half I think they’d gone, I think we’re starting to completely dominate and it was a matter of time and then we just pressed self-destruct and then it was game over. We’re better than that.
"We looked a little bit jaded like it’s been a long month and probably MK are the worst team to play in the eighth game of eight games in a month because
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