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Ricardo Santos wants requests for songs to get Wanderers in a Wembley mood.
The Bolton captain, also in charge of the pre-match playlists, is considering what tunes can keep the players in the right frame of mind for Sunday’s final against Plymouth Argyle.
“At the moment we’re playing a lot of house music,” he told The Bolton News. “The majority of the boys prefer that but some aren’t happy about it. But you can’t please everyone.
“Luke (Mbete) isn’t a fan, but he’s kind of young. Everyone is just getting on with it, to be fair, and we’re enjoying it.”
Santos is keen to keep a positive mood around the dressing room over the next few days as players vie for a place in Ian Evatt’s starting line-up.
George Johnson and MJ Williams are fit to be considered for the squad, having come through a week of training and a practice match on Friday unscathed.
Santos has only had limited experience of Wembley, joining the Peterborough United squad for the final of the then-Johnstone Paint Trophy in 2014.
And if Evatt thought he had a headache picking a team to face Plymouth, it was nothing compared to how he felt after that match.
“I was about 18 and just watching,” he said. “Funnily enough, it was against the gaffer. He was at Chesterfield. Hirdy (Sam Hird) and Doyler (Eoin Doyle) were playing as well.
“I think we won 3-1. The gaffer came in after the game, I think he busted his head or something like that!”
Santos reckons the key to success on Sunday will be enjoying the occasion, rather than allowing it to affect the team’s natural game.
“It is hard because there are a lot of us, and a lot of people are at different emotions and stuff. But we have just got to keep the mood mellow, and it is getting it in everyone’s head that it is another game.
“I know it is a big occasion, but we have just got to take it as another game. We must obviously work hard, but I always say you have got to enjoy it. There is no part being part of it if you are not enjoying it. Hopefully we do that, work hard to win the game and most importantly come away with the trophy.”
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