by It was 69 days ago that Wanderers went against Stevenage against Stevenage on the field at the end of last season, and I am glad to say that the mood is very different.
After a disappointing campaign half -heartedly on the field to greet the followers, there was a clear difference between the players who could hardly wait to create some distance between themselves and the negativity, and Steven Schumacher, who absolutely wanted to start reconstruction.
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Fortunately, I take a revitalized atmosphere from the boys who looked like this a few months ago. You still have to prove yourself again in a new system, some even have to prove to the head coach that you are worth asserting yourself. But there is a hunger and that has to be a good thing.
I am for Sam Dalby and I want Forrester to be disappointed that they could not make the trip due to injuries, but it is far too early to panic or ask for a fundamental review in Bolton’s medical practices. It is a pitfall of the job and in the coming weeks and months, which does not affect the squad too much.
Preparations here in Spain were meticulously. Any sign of fatigue or minor injuries, and the player takes part and is adequately adequate their training. Fortunately, all absences from the main training sessions were fleeting.
Most of the work I saw has focused on the defensive shape and the decline in the lost property, but on Thursday evening we saw a little more of the attack plan. A few dozen supporters on the official trip of the destinology were invited to the training complex to observe them and were spoiled with many goals in the last 20 minutes, as we saw much more from the broad players such as Thierry Gale, Amari Cozier-Duberry, Charlie Warren, Szabi and Jordi Osei-Tutu.
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The actual test comes across the board later, starting with Stockport County, but if you can continue at this pace, hikers could only get where you want to be.
Speaking of which, why do Spanish city planners have such a hit-and-muss setting to citizens?
Going to the training area or a team hotel feels a bit like playing human Frogger (for Millennials, read Crossy Road) and jumps from a tiny concrete oasis to another on the opposite side of a busy road.
At this speed, I am much more likely to bring an injury than any of the boys in Steven Schumacher’s squad.
