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PHIL Parkinson paid tribute to “faultless” Dorian Dervite as the defender came in from the cold with a commanding performance against Ipswich Town.
The Frenchman had not started a league game since August but was rushed into the squad after Mark Beevers was taken ill on Friday.
For the second January in a row Dervite had been ear-marked for a January move after failing to gain regular football in the first half of the season.
But Parkinson feels the former Charlton Athletic man still has plenty to give, hailing him as man of the match in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at the Macron.
“Dorian was excellent - Joe Garner, Martyn Waghornn, Bersant Celina and David McGoldrick are good players at this level and he was faultless against them,” he said.
“When he got caught one on one over on the right with Waghorn in the second half he made a great decision, and it’s enormous credit to him, the way he has looked after himself. I am very pleased with him.”
Wanderers are reluctant to confirm rumours that centre-half Beevers has developed appendicitis until the receive the results of blood tests but should it prove the case he is unlikely to return to action until next month.
West Ham have yet to make a decision on whether to send Reece Burke back to Bolton on loan, which could open a gap for Dervite to feature more frequently when Championship play resumes against Bristol City on Friday, February 2.
“He can be disillusioned when he is not in the team but we have been working on that with him, making sure that doesn’t bleed on to the training ground and he is able to play like that,” he told The Bolton News.
Joe Garner’s 82nd minute equaliser for Ipswich on Saturday denied Wanderers the chance to open up a three-point gap on the bottom three.
Gary Madine had scored his 10th goal of the campaign to put Wanderers into a winning position, emphasising to team-mate Karl Henry the importance of keeping hold of him in the transfer window.
“We just hope the chairman here does what’s required and sorts Gary Madine out because we need him here,” he said. “To let him go now would be ludicrous.”
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The Frenchman had not started a league game since August but was rushed into the squad after Mark Beevers was taken ill on Friday.
For the second January in a row Dervite had been ear-marked for a January move after failing to gain regular football in the first half of the season.
But Parkinson feels the former Charlton Athletic man still has plenty to give, hailing him as man of the match in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at the Macron.
“Dorian was excellent - Joe Garner, Martyn Waghornn, Bersant Celina and David McGoldrick are good players at this level and he was faultless against them,” he said.
“When he got caught one on one over on the right with Waghorn in the second half he made a great decision, and it’s enormous credit to him, the way he has looked after himself. I am very pleased with him.”
Wanderers are reluctant to confirm rumours that centre-half Beevers has developed appendicitis until the receive the results of blood tests but should it prove the case he is unlikely to return to action until next month.
West Ham have yet to make a decision on whether to send Reece Burke back to Bolton on loan, which could open a gap for Dervite to feature more frequently when Championship play resumes against Bristol City on Friday, February 2.
“He can be disillusioned when he is not in the team but we have been working on that with him, making sure that doesn’t bleed on to the training ground and he is able to play like that,” he told The Bolton News.
Joe Garner’s 82nd minute equaliser for Ipswich on Saturday denied Wanderers the chance to open up a three-point gap on the bottom three.
Gary Madine had scored his 10th goal of the campaign to put Wanderers into a winning position, emphasising to team-mate Karl Henry the importance of keeping hold of him in the transfer window.
“We just hope the chairman here does what’s required and sorts Gary Madine out because we need him here,” he said. “To let him go now would be ludicrous.”
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