Bolton Wanderers got back on track in League One following back to back defeats in the division with a home victory where they came from behind against Charlton Athletic.
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Jack Iredale believes Bolton Wanderers' performance against Port Vale shows they are not a soft-centred side and shows they can roll their sleeves up when they need to as he hopes they can impose themselves upon Morecambe.
Wanderers picked up a hard fought point on the road against the Valiants after playing approaching an hour at Vale Park with 10 men. Skipper Ricardo Santos was shown a second yellow card before half-time.
But the Whites held out for a point as they held out for a valuable point, which could have been all three with chances for Dapo Afolayan and Aaron Morley being saved. Next up for Wanderers is hosting the Shrimps tomorrow evening at the University of Bolton Stadium.
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Iredale believes the Whites showed a different side to their game against the Valiants and showd they are not a soft side, which can be labelled at possession-based teams. Like any other game in League One, the defender believes that Morecambe will not be an easy clash but hopes Wanderers can impose themselves on the encounter.
He said: “Any time you can pick up a clean sheet it is a positive, not only to us but it shows the rest of the league that when our backs are up against the wall we are not a team that is going to give up. We’ll fight to the end.
“I think given the circumstances it was a positive point so now we have to go on to the next one.
“I think any possession-based team gets labelled with that, sometimes. The performance we put in at the weekend will stamp that into our own minds as well that when we need to roll our sleeves up, we have that in our locker as well.
“It isn’t just Morecambe – no side in this league is easy. When we
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