Source: SKY_Sports
Cohen on song
Bolton 1-1 Aston VillaSoccer Saturday analysis[LNB] Bolton have enough points in the bag to avoid the drop, according to Phil Thompson, after a beauty from Tamir Cohen earned the Trotters a point against Aston Villa.[LNB]The Israeli midfielder marked his first start of the season by cancelling out Ashley Young's opener in a game of few opportunities at the Reebok Stadium.[LNB]The draw was enough to boost Bolton's return for the season up to 38 points and Thompson told Soccer Saturday that would be enough to earn them a place at the Premier League table next term.[LNB]"I think they (Bolton) have the required points, particularly with Sunderland and Blackburn having difficult times and then there is the bottom three," said Thompson.[LNB]"They work ever so hard; they may lack quality all-round but my goodness they don't half give their all. Everybody.[LNB]"He (Gary Megson) is playing a 4-5-1 with Kevin Davies out wide and Johan Elmander's running his legs off. But it was a poor game, to be honest."[LNB]The visitors went in front when Ashley Young netted his first goal in 18 games but Thompson felt the strike papered over the cracks of an impotent forward line.[LNB]"The forwards - (John) Carew and (Emile) Heskey - it doesn't seem to be working for the pair of them. You look at partnerships and this just doesn't seem to be working.[LNB]"They've got away with this. There were very few chances for both sides. The goal all came about when Young shuffles it down the right-hand side, bends it in for Carew, who is running into the box.[LNB]"He misses it completely and it clips the far post and goes in. I would think both managers would say 1-1 was a fair result. Both keepers weren't really called into action at all."[LNB]Villa's lead lasted until the hour mark when Cohen produced an instinctive, precise finish to level things up.[LNB]"The goal came from a free-kick up near the halfway line, right out wide and it was played right into the 'D'; there were a whole host of players there and it was a flick on by Davies, then Andy O'Brien and Cuellar go for the ball together and it just dropped.[LNB]"There was Cohen - he's all left-foot this boy - but with his right-foot on the half-volley he showed great technique and Brad Friedel didn't even see it - it whistled past him so quick."[LNB]
