Source: Team_Talk
Elmander ready to start scoring
Elmander has often been pilloried over his lack of goals following his big-money arrival from Toulouse 20 months ago.[LNB]Bolton splashed out a club record £10million on the Swede, and so far he has repaid them with a meagre nine goals in 54 appearances.[LNB]Prior to that, Elmander had scored 22 goals for Toulouse and also Brondby in 64 and 58 games respectively.[LNB]He also has a more favourable ratio of 11 goals in 38 games for Sweden, including Wednesday night's winner in the 1-0 victory over Wales in Swansea.[LNB]Elmander said: "It will do a lot for me.[LNB]"It is always nice to score because there has been a lot in the press that I am not scoring very much.[LNB]"In the beginning it did bother me, but not any more. I am too old to think about it.[LNB]"Now I hope I can take it with me back to Bolton and start scoring for them as well.[LNB]"In terms of scoring goals it has been a difficult season, but I think I have been playing well.[LNB]"But for a striker in the Premier League you always have to score, otherwise people start to say you are not a good striker."[LNB]Elmander has just four goals to his credit for Bolton this season, with his last in the league on December 5 in a 2-1 loss at Wolves, a blank run of nine matches.[LNB]The 28-year-old, though, has the full support of Bolton manager Owen Coyle.[LNB]"Because he came with a big reputation and big transfer fee, he has had greater emphasis placed upon him," said Coyle.[LNB]"I told him from day one that what has happened has no effect or bearing on my judgement. I will judge him on what I see.[LNB]"When he plays he works his socks off, he gives you everything he has got.[LNB]"He has that quality to score goals as well, along with his other attributes, and he showed that last night for Sweden. It was such a composed finish.[LNB]"So I retain that belief in Johan, he retains his own belief, and when that Premier League goal goes in for him, the rest will follow on the back of that."[LNB]Coyle then joked: "I might tell him to wear his Sweden top underneath his Bolton one![LNB]"But he is a quality player, a lovely man, and I love working with him."[LNB]The feeling of respect is mutual as Elmander has been impressed with Coyle since he took charge at the Reebok Stadium in early January.[LNB]Bolton grabbed a vital victory over Wolves at the weekend, with Elmander convinced Coyle will steer the club clear of relegation.[LNB]"He's great, really good," enthused Elmander.[LNB]"After winning the last game against Wolves everyone is feeling good. It was an important win for us.[LNB]"Now we have some key games coming up - West Ham, Sunderland and Wigan - and I hope we can keep going like this.[LNB]"They are the teams with us down near the bottom of the league, so we need to get results.[LNB]"Of course we believe in ourselves, and I think we are going to make it."[LNB]Bolton, though, will have to do without Stuart Holden for the next six weeks after the midfielder fractured his right fibula in the United States' 2-1 friendly defeat by Holland last night.[LNB][LNB]
