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Bolton Wanderers now have other options to turn to in central midfield and there may well be times now where they are not as reliant on MJ Williams starting as they once were, Ian Evatt believes.
The former Liverpool youngster has been one of the key players for Wanderers since joining the club in the January transfer window last season.
His defensive qualities have offered balance to Bolton's midfield, which has often suffered and not quite been the same when he has been absent.
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He suffered a dislocated shoulder earlier in the season and he has been a big part of Wanderers over the past year.
Williams was an unused substitute in the 4-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon over the weekend as Evatt opted on a more expansive midfield duo of Aaron Morley and Kyle Dempsey.
And Evatt feels that worked for Wanderers as different games and challenges present themselves with the new options Bolton have available might mean the need for a defensive minded player in the engine room might not be needed, as he believes the two players who started in central midfield are doing well despite limited training time at Wanderers since their January transfer window moves.
He said: “MJ’s played a lot of football since he’s come back from his shoulder injury. We’ve relied really heavily on him and his workload since he’s joined the club 13 or 14 months ago now.
“But we now have other options and there’s different games which provide different challenges and against AFC Wimbledon we felt we didn’t really need that defensive security.
"We could pick two more progressive footballers. MJ is a fantastic footballer and a wonderful part of what we
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