Ian Evatt said the half-time substitution for Gethin Jones and all the other changes Bolton Wanderers made versus Crewe Alex were all planned as the Whites boss wants his side to take the Papa Johns Trophy opportunity as a chance to get to Wembley.
11.08.2022 - 07:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Bolton Wanderers are back in League One action this weekend when they take on Port Vale.
The Whites take on the Valiants this weekend at Vale Park this weekend. Wanderers aim aiming to continue their good start to the season which has given them four points from their first two matches.
This weekend's opponents Vale won promotion to League Two via the play-offs last season. Darrell Clarke's side will be aiming to cement their status in the third tier of English football this season and avoid the drop as a minimum.
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Ahead of the clash, Wanderers boss Ian Evatt held a pre-match press conference and here's a transcript of what he had to say to broadcasters.
You’ll go to Vale Park in good form and good heart?
“In good form but completely different test and challenge to what we faced the last two games. Away from home, we need to replicate what we’ve been doing here the last two games. History says that it’s an intimidating place and a difficult place to go so we know what to expect, we’ve just got to make sure we execute our game plan and implement our style and idea and hopefully that’s enough.”
What’s the most difficult part of putting that into practice?
“There’s lots of variables away from home. We’ve got opposition crowd, a different pitch, different size of pitches, the travel implications, lots of variables away from home and we just need to get ourselves into a mindsight of being us regardless really.
“Hopefully we can replicate that on Saturday and then we’ve got two big home games following that.”
You’ve got to get your mindset around team selection? Is that difficult and a good problem to have?
“Yeah, I much
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