Ian Evatt believes Xavier Amaechi is trying to do too much to impress the Bolton Wanderers boss and make up for lost time after time out injured as he sent the loanee a message to simplify his game to have an impact.
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Ian Evatt believes Bolton Wanderers have rediscovered their foundation and become hard to beat again as their new shape has provided them with a platform.
Wanderers have switched to a new formation of late with three at the back, which was a common sight in the first half of last season.
In the latest iteration of that formation, Ricardo Almeida Santos is in the heart of the back three, flanked by Gethin Jones and George Johnston.
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With MJ Williams and Aaron Morley as a screen in front of them, it has allowed the use of wing-backs and a strike partnership.
Evatt believes the defensive steel shown in the victory over Shrewsbury Town must be their new foundation as he believes that the new signings made in January have helped to change things.
Sloppy goals and going behind has dented Wanderers' confidence in recent months, but Evatt believes Bolton stood up to the task against Salop and feels that the rot which led to five straight losses in all competitions and without a win on the road since late September prior to the Shrewsbury victory has now been stopped.
He said: “That has to be our foundation. We have to give ourselves a platform to go and win games from and we haven’t done that too many times. We’ve gone behind, we’ve given away sloppy goals, it’s dented our belief, it’s dented our confidence, but today we stood up to everything.
"We didn’t concede too many opportunities and chances. We defended our box really well and I thought the back three/five and goalkeeper were excellent in that.
“We defend as a team now and this is what this shape has given us. We’re still a work in progress in possession and we’ve got loads
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