Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has vowed he has full belief in his strikers amid not bringing in further reinforcements in that department this summer and feels a League One Erling Haaland is just not a realistic prospect.
14.08.2022 - 07:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ian Evatt admits he does not like the 'drama' that comes with playing Port Vale at Vale Park following the hard fought goalless draw for his Bolton Wanderers team and vowed the club will work with skipper Ricardo Santos to get over his dismissal.
Wanderers could have taken the lead early on but Dapo Afolayan's effort was parried wide by Jack Stevens. But the Whites were reduced to 10 men when Ricardo Santos was shown a second yellow card.
Santos was shown his first following Nathan Smith going to ground from a corner. But controversy followed with his second booking by referee Ross Joyce which appeared to be harsh after Ellis Harrison appeared to go to ground easily.
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After the break, Aaron Morley called Stevens into action with a fantastic save. The Valiants were the more dominant side but Trafford came to their aid with a sublime stop from Harrison as Wanderers held out to claim a point.
He felt the save Trafford made from Harrison was one of the few big chances Vale created as he felt the hosts 'ran out' of ideas. With the nature of the game at Vale Park, Evatt believes that type of encounter is something he always encounters there and it is not something he likes.
He said: “One top save, I think. Other than that, nothing really to speak of. I thought they ran out of ideas, were devoid of ideas. I’m more disappointed because I think we would have gone on to win this game. I think with the changes we could have made with 11 on in the second half, the way we were attacking them, they posed very little threat and we’ve come away with a draw.
“I spoke about this in the week, every time I come here it’s this
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