According to the Bolton Evening News -
SKIPPER Kevin Davies has stressed the need for Wanderers to have renewed focus following the international break after their indifferent start to the campaign.
As one of the main target men, he knows the need for the Whites to tighten up defensively as a team is a primary aim.
Davies said: “We acknowledge that it has not been the best of starts to the season, but there is no doom and gloom around.
“We have identified the areas we need to improve and are looking forward to working hard to put that right with the games coming up.
“Although a lot of the lads have been away on international duty it hasn’t prevented us from doing a good, hard two weeks’ training .
“We have spent the hours on the pitches and looked back over the videos.
“A focus has been on tightening things up defensively, not just the lads in the back four, but as a team.
“As a unit we have to become more solid. Without the ball, we have been concentrating on defending as a team and making things harder for our opponents.”
Owen Coyle’s men host Watford before tricky trips to Birmingham on Tuesday and Sheffield Wednesday a week on Saturday.
It’s a hectic week after a fortnight without a fixture but Davies is looking at the opportunity to amass nine points with three morale-boosting wins.
“We have a big week ahead of us and there is the opportunity to collect up to nine points,” he added.
“The aim is simple – to get back to winning ways as soon as we can and to start climbing the league table.
“As for Watford, like any other club in this league, they will provide difficult opposition.
“They had a bad result last time out, losing 5-1 at Derby, so I’m sure they will have been working on their defence too.
“But this is definitely a game we believe we can win.”
Davies is likely to be rejoined in the squad by fit-again forward David Ngog, while Marvin Sordell will be fresh after being an unused substitute in England Under-21s’ 1-0 win over Norway on Monday.
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