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Ian Evatt has total confidence in his players’ ability to go and earn a season-defining result at Morecambe on Saturday.
Just one point separates the two sides with three games to go, meaning victory could well be the difference between automatic promotion and the dreaded play-offs.
But having seen his team completely transform their fortunes during the course of a rollercoaster campaign, Evatt says there is a quiet determination in the camp that they will get the job done.
“All season we’ve had questions asked of us, different types of questions, but we’ve always answered them,” the Bolton boss said. “We have got a big question being asked of us at Morecambe on Saturday and I have every faith we will go there and answer it.”
Harry Brockbank looks likely to come into the back four at the Mazuma Stadium after an injury to Declan John forced him off in the second half of the 1-0 win against Carlisle United.
No official word has been given by Wanderers on the Welsh full-back but the signs are that he will not be in contention for a place in the squad on Saturday.
Evatt certainly has faith that homegrown hero Brockbank can cope with the pressure at Morecambe, having helped his side withstand a heavy second-half onslaught on Tuesday night.
“Subs have got a tough job,” Evatt said. “The two wide lads because of the nature of the game had to track back and defend set pieces and defend crosses and for Brocky, the game was full tilt.
“It was played at a very good tempo and a very good pace. They stood up to be counted and that’s credit to them.”
Whereas Cambridge United will definitely ensure promotion if they beat Stevenage at home this weekend, Wanderers are still beholden to results elsewhere even if they are victorious at Morecambe.
Evatt did not keep track of the scores on Tuesday night – when all of his promotion rivals added three points to their total. And he feels the fact Bolton’s promotion hopes are still in their own hands at such an advanced stages is a huge advantage.
“It’s a crazy, crazy league,” he said. “We don’t look at the results until after the game and after we’ve done our business.
“That was an important three points and looking at how everyone else did, how we feel about it, we must remember that Morecambe will be looking at our result and feeling exactly the same.
“We’re the ones in the driving seat and it’s in our hands, so we just have to take care of our own business.”
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Just one point separates the two sides with three games to go, meaning victory could well be the difference between automatic promotion and the dreaded play-offs.
But having seen his team completely transform their fortunes during the course of a rollercoaster campaign, Evatt says there is a quiet determination in the camp that they will get the job done.
“All season we’ve had questions asked of us, different types of questions, but we’ve always answered them,” the Bolton boss said. “We have got a big question being asked of us at Morecambe on Saturday and I have every faith we will go there and answer it.”
Harry Brockbank looks likely to come into the back four at the Mazuma Stadium after an injury to Declan John forced him off in the second half of the 1-0 win against Carlisle United.
No official word has been given by Wanderers on the Welsh full-back but the signs are that he will not be in contention for a place in the squad on Saturday.
Evatt certainly has faith that homegrown hero Brockbank can cope with the pressure at Morecambe, having helped his side withstand a heavy second-half onslaught on Tuesday night.
“Subs have got a tough job,” Evatt said. “The two wide lads because of the nature of the game had to track back and defend set pieces and defend crosses and for Brocky, the game was full tilt.
“It was played at a very good tempo and a very good pace. They stood up to be counted and that’s credit to them.”
Whereas Cambridge United will definitely ensure promotion if they beat Stevenage at home this weekend, Wanderers are still beholden to results elsewhere even if they are victorious at Morecambe.
Evatt did not keep track of the scores on Tuesday night – when all of his promotion rivals added three points to their total. And he feels the fact Bolton’s promotion hopes are still in their own hands at such an advanced stages is a huge advantage.
“It’s a crazy, crazy league,” he said. “We don’t look at the results until after the game and after we’ve done our business.
“That was an important three points and looking at how everyone else did, how we feel about it, we must remember that Morecambe will be looking at our result and feeling exactly the same.
“We’re the ones in the driving seat and it’s in our hands, so we just have to take care of our own business.”
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