Knight sets Trotters scoring target

27 September 2010 15:09
Zat Knight is intent on becoming a prolific marksman for Bolton this season after notching a rare goal against Manchester United on Sunday.[LNB] The giant defender scored for only the third time in three years when he put the Trotters in front against United.[LNB]It is a paltry total for someone who stands six foot six inches in his bare feet. And he knows it.[LNB]"I should score more often," said the 30-year-old. "It is my downfall really.[LNB]"With my size, I can create problems inside the penalty area.[LNB]"I was winding the boys up beforehand, saying I was going to score. But I feel as though I am going to do that every week.[LNB]"Hopefully I can start that now. I have set myself a little goal of getting five or six this season.[LNB]"That is my first. Hopefully I will get more."[LNB]Knight's main job is at the back, which has been going rather well so far this term despite changing central defensive partners at regular intervals.[LNB]Gary Cahill would be the usual partner. But when he was ruled out through suspension following his controversial dismissal at Arsenal, Andy O'Brien stepped in.[LNB]But the former Newcastle man has been sidelined by an ankle injury, so Sam Ricketts - normally a full-back - stepped into the breach to try and contain Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney; a job the pair did rather well.[LNB]"We felt Berbatov was going to be lively so we tried to put a lot of pressure on him as soon as he got the ball and clamp him down," said Knight.[LNB]"And although we know Wayne Rooney has not hit the form everyone wants you have to give our defenders credit for keeping it that way.[LNB]"He can be on form next week."[LNB]Not that Knight was entirely happy. Having established themselves in a winning position, the 30-year-old was not impressed that "the smallest guy on the pitch scores with a header".[LNB]Nevertheless, as he cheerfully admitted, before the game Bolton would have been satisfied with a point and the fact their opinion changed as the contest was in mid-flow was further reason for encouragement.[LNB]Now the task is to maintain that form next week when Cahill will be available again to tackle a West Brom side flying high following their defeat of Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.[LNB]"I hope people will start to take Bolton seriously," he said.[LNB]"The standard has been set. Now we must maintain it.[LNB]"We are mixing our game up quite well and we have managed to do it against Arsenal, Aston Villa and Manchester United.[LNB]"We have proved we can play football.[LNB]"What we need to do now is pick up points against the teams we feel are going to be around us, such as West Brom.[LNB]"Everyone is feeling confident so if we can put that performance in at West Brom, we can climb up that table a little bit more."

Source: Team_Talk