90 minutes of pure magic

Going into our game away to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, I was unsure as to whether I would be playing after not featuring as much as I would have liked in the two previous matches.

Our manager, Dougie Freedman, was on record as saying he likes to rotate the squad and, in fairness to him, as the new man in charge at Bolton, he has to get a good look at everybody and give players a chance to impress. From a player’s point of view, sometimes it can be difficult when you’re in for one and out for two but I suppose in the modern game you can’t expect to play every 90 minutes.

However, I did have an inkling on Tuesday I would be playing against Blackburn the following night. Our manager is very meticulous in his preparations, so we worked hard both on the training pitch and in the video room to highlight Rovers’ strengths and weaknesses.