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Neil Lennon believes the viewing public saw the real Bolton Wanderers in last Friday's 3-1 derby victory over Wigan and now wants that to remain the norm.
For the second weekend in succession, the live TV cameras were fixed on the Whites at the Macron Stadium against Uwe Rosler's men.
But, unlike seven days earlier when Lennon's side slumped to defeat at high-flying Norwich, his players put on a scintillating second-half show to blitz the Latics and make it three successive home wins for the first time since May 2013 when Dougie Freedman's Whites ended the season with a flourish to end within a whisker of a play-off spot to now Premier League Leicester.
It is progress that Lennon has naturally been pleased with.
The Whites boss said: "First and foremost Norwich are a very good side and probably the best we will face this season.
"They played very well on the night.
"It was disappointing for us and we ran them close towards the end but overall Norwich were the better side.
"They had a bit of pace and quality.
"We did okay but I want better than okay going forward
"It was not a wake-up call, it is just where we are at the minute and there’s no disgrace in that.
"But I think the public watching on TV against Wigan saw the real Bolton.
"I didn’t feel we played anywhere near as good as we could at Norwich the previous week but people saw on Friday what a good team we are.
"I felt we started the game a little bit slowly but then we had a good spell for 20-25 minutes in the first half.
"Then we had a mad couple of minutes just before half time when Wigan capitalised on some sloppy play.
"I just thought we were a little bit anxious in the forward areas.
"But in the second half they were magnificent.
"The football was breathtaking. For 20-25 minutes it could have been five or six.
"The first goal was crucial. We got it and then kicked on from there."
Lennon has now won all three of his matches on home soil but the next outing after the international break sees them involved in another Lancashire derby at Blackpool – a game in which the team will wear the club's green third kit in support of charity Blesma.
The Whites have lost the last two on the road – at Charlton and Norwich – after victory in Lennon's first match at Birmingham.
And after admitting losing matches is not something he has been used to in his time as manager at previous club Celtic, Lennon will hope he does not have to taste it too often going forward with Wanderers either.
Lennon added: "Two wins and two defeats before the last two good home wins is something I’m not used to from where I was before.
"Maybe it is something I will have to accept a bit more going forward.
"But if we keep playing like we did against Wigan, it’ll take a good team to beat us.
"In the context of where we were, it was important to follow up on Tuesday’s result with another win and we did that and now we look to do the same next week at Blackpool."
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For the second weekend in succession, the live TV cameras were fixed on the Whites at the Macron Stadium against Uwe Rosler's men.
But, unlike seven days earlier when Lennon's side slumped to defeat at high-flying Norwich, his players put on a scintillating second-half show to blitz the Latics and make it three successive home wins for the first time since May 2013 when Dougie Freedman's Whites ended the season with a flourish to end within a whisker of a play-off spot to now Premier League Leicester.
It is progress that Lennon has naturally been pleased with.
The Whites boss said: "First and foremost Norwich are a very good side and probably the best we will face this season.
"They played very well on the night.
"It was disappointing for us and we ran them close towards the end but overall Norwich were the better side.
"They had a bit of pace and quality.
"We did okay but I want better than okay going forward
"It was not a wake-up call, it is just where we are at the minute and there’s no disgrace in that.
"But I think the public watching on TV against Wigan saw the real Bolton.
"I didn’t feel we played anywhere near as good as we could at Norwich the previous week but people saw on Friday what a good team we are.
"I felt we started the game a little bit slowly but then we had a good spell for 20-25 minutes in the first half.
"Then we had a mad couple of minutes just before half time when Wigan capitalised on some sloppy play.
"I just thought we were a little bit anxious in the forward areas.
"But in the second half they were magnificent.
"The football was breathtaking. For 20-25 minutes it could have been five or six.
"The first goal was crucial. We got it and then kicked on from there."
Lennon has now won all three of his matches on home soil but the next outing after the international break sees them involved in another Lancashire derby at Blackpool – a game in which the team will wear the club's green third kit in support of charity Blesma.
The Whites have lost the last two on the road – at Charlton and Norwich – after victory in Lennon's first match at Birmingham.
And after admitting losing matches is not something he has been used to in his time as manager at previous club Celtic, Lennon will hope he does not have to taste it too often going forward with Wanderers either.
Lennon added: "Two wins and two defeats before the last two good home wins is something I’m not used to from where I was before.
"Maybe it is something I will have to accept a bit more going forward.
"But if we keep playing like we did against Wigan, it’ll take a good team to beat us.
"In the context of where we were, it was important to follow up on Tuesday’s result with another win and we did that and now we look to do the same next week at Blackpool."
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