Bolton Wanderers Football Club News

• Nickname:Wanderers
• Founded:1874
• Manager:Owen Coyle

• Ground:Reebok Stadium
• Capacity:28,000

Lee defends selection

08 Oct 2007 - 08:41:06

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Beleaguered Bolton Wanderers manager Sammy Lee has defended his decision to leave club captain Kevin Nolan and player-coach Gary Speed out of his side for Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.

Lee was criticised for the double axing but was adamant after the match that he had made the right selection for the Reebok Stadium defeat.

He insisted: "I pick the team I think will do the best for this club in any given game.

"But you don't always get what you deserve out of football. I was just so pleased with the application of the boys.

"I thought the desire from that group of players was excellent. We made one mistake and got punished for it."

The defeat leaves Lee's side in the relegation zone with only five points from nine Premier League games.