Ian Evatt has vowed Declan John understands the rotation at left wing-back this season at Bolton Wanderers as the pressure is shared around possibly the most physically difficult position on the pitch.
14.09.2022 - 01:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Bolton Wanderers made it two wins on the bounce and climbed back into the League One top six with a win on the road over MK Dons.
Wanderers took the lead when Gethin Jones was brought down in the box by Dawson Devoy. Dion Charles stepped up to thump home from the penalty spot and give the Whites the advantage.
The visitors doubled their lead after the break when Jones rose highest to head home from Jack Iredale's free-kick. The win could have been by a greater margin but Wanderers picked up a valuable three points which sees them rise to fifth in the table.
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After the game, Wanderers boss Ian Evatt gave his immediate reaction to the win and here's what he had to say.
How pleasing was that?
“I’m pleased. It’s nice to get the away monkey off our back and win away from home and winning here is always a difficult thing to do. But I thought from minute one we showed good energy, good intensity.
“There wasn’t any rustiness from that 10 day break and I think we grabbed control of the game pretty early on and the worry for me was we’d conceded moments and goals against the run of play and also not taken our chances, so I thought the penalty gave us a little bit more confidence and belief.
“If I’m being ultra critical second half, I think we should have scored more, but as away performances go that was pretty solid.”
You had a clean sheet and you weren't really tested - is that a credit to the back line?
“Yeah and credit to them that we’ve kept our focus and concentration because I think we’ve played pretty well all season to be honest. I just think the games we’ve lost - Sheffield Wednesday and Plymouth - I think we just
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