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Arthur Gnahoua can push his career to new heights at Wanderers, now he is no longer regarded as a “loose cannon”.
The pacy winger impressed against Leyton Orient in his first Bolton start since a 4-0 defeat at Brisbane Road in October’s reverse fixture.
Gnahoua, who played for the likes of Macclesfield Town, Shrewsbury Town and Kidderminster Harriers before arriving at Bolton in September, had been largely used as an impact substitute by Evatt to this point.
But recent improvements in the 28-year-old’s overall game, including his performances in training, have got the Bolton boss thinking he could still be coached into a better all-round player.
“Arthur is really direct, his running and his lung capacity and engine is there, 100 per cent,” Evatt said after Saturday’s game. “He just needs work tactically and his pitch intelligence of when to press the ball, when to cut the inside pass off, invite it wide, and then go and press; that’s the side of his game that lets him down at the moment.
“But we’ll work hard on him to improve that. Arthur is 28 years old and you wouldn’t believe it. But he hasn’t had values and lots of experience and lots of coaching.
“People have just let him play and be a loose cannon and go and affect the game.
“In this division you need to have some defensive structure, so it’s important that he gives us that and that we work hard on him to improve. I thought he did well today and did himself no harm moving forwards.”
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The pacy winger impressed against Leyton Orient in his first Bolton start since a 4-0 defeat at Brisbane Road in October’s reverse fixture.
Gnahoua, who played for the likes of Macclesfield Town, Shrewsbury Town and Kidderminster Harriers before arriving at Bolton in September, had been largely used as an impact substitute by Evatt to this point.
But recent improvements in the 28-year-old’s overall game, including his performances in training, have got the Bolton boss thinking he could still be coached into a better all-round player.
“Arthur is really direct, his running and his lung capacity and engine is there, 100 per cent,” Evatt said after Saturday’s game. “He just needs work tactically and his pitch intelligence of when to press the ball, when to cut the inside pass off, invite it wide, and then go and press; that’s the side of his game that lets him down at the moment.
“But we’ll work hard on him to improve that. Arthur is 28 years old and you wouldn’t believe it. But he hasn’t had values and lots of experience and lots of coaching.
“People have just let him play and be a loose cannon and go and affect the game.
“In this division you need to have some defensive structure, so it’s important that he gives us that and that we work hard on him to improve. I thought he did well today and did himself no harm moving forwards.”
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