Megson brushes aside critics

25 August 2009 22:49
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Bolton boss Gary Megson is delighted to have progressed to the Carling Cup third round after a 1-0 win at Tranmere.[LNB] The Trotters boss was under enormous pressure going into the game at Prenton Park after steering his side to two Premier League defeats in their opening two games so far. [LNB]The pressure meant Megson resorted to fielding his strongest side against the League One club and he insists the decision paid off as Bolton can now get their season up and running.[LNB]"It was a high-pressure game for us because of what has gone on in the two Premier League games so far," he said.[LNB]"There was a huge amount of pressure on the players tonight and that is why we put out the team we did.[LNB]"We needed to get a victory and needed to get through and we have managed to do that.[LNB]"We haven't played anywhere near as well as we did at Hull at the weekend but we have kept a clean sheet and I thought we could have scored even more."[LNB]Megson brushed aside criticism of his side from many quarters after two successive league defeats, laughing off comments from both his own supporters and the media.[LNB]"For some reason Bolton seems to be viewed entirely differently from the 19 other clubs in the Premier League. We need to change that," he added.[LNB]"I was watching television today we were described as Bolton, who haven't won a game all season - it didn't say the season was nine days old.[LNB]"It motivates me and it motivates the players. We have to keep everything within the four walls of the dressing room.[LNB]"There is not a great deal of assistance from anywhere else but we get on with it.[LNB]Fans"Today the fans were chanting 'Megson give us a wave'. I turn around and wave and get booed! To be perfectly honest that's normal.[LNB]"The players in the circumstances have been fantastic because it is a lot harder for us than most."[LNB]Meanwhile, after a lacklustre 3-0 defeat at Leeds at the weekend Tranmere boss John Barnes was pleased with the efforts made by his team this time around[LNB]"I was pleased with the performance, the attitude, the commitment and the desire," he said.[LNB]"We can all have bad days but the attitude and desire against Leeds was unacceptable, whereas tonight they really did put in a shift against a strong Bolton side."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports