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Megson to help out Elmander

23 Oct 2008 - 16:28:22

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Bolton Wanderers manager Gary Megson has urged his side to change their playing style to suit the capabilities of record signing Johan Elmander.

The 27-year-old Sweden international has netted once in five appearances for the Trotters since his summer move from Toulouse, having also seen his career in England stall due to injury.

However, Megson also thinks that Elmander is struggling due to the sometimes direct nature of Bolton's play.

He told the club's official website: "We are not playing enough in the opposition's half. We are a bit rushed and frenetic at times, which isn't going to suit centre-forwards.

"We've got to settle on the ball a little bit more than we do in the opposition's half, but still be as threatening as we are and try and score as quickly as we can.

"But we've got to put the extra pass in the middle of the park to enable people to get forward from those positions and support Johan up front, because we are not doing that well enough at the moment either.

"He will chase the lost causes and he is good at it, but we have to got to be able to build our game up."