Sir Alex Ferguson's mind games don't bother Bolton boss Owen Coyle

12 April 2010 12:02
Unfazed: Wanderers manager Coyle[LNB]Bolton manager Owen Coyle has brushed off Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson's dismissal of his side's encounter at Stamford Bridge as an easy game for Chelsea.   [LNB]United dropped points in the Barclays Premier League title race after a goalless draw at home to Blackburn on Sunday.   [LNB]In his post-match comments Ferguson accepted it would be difficult for his side to catch Chelsea, who are now a point ahead with a match in hand.   [LNB]'We have a lifeline if Chelsea blow it. But in my eyes they have an easy game against Bolton on Tuesday,' said the United boss.   [LNB]Coyle has more important issues of his own with Bolton five points above the relegation zone having lost their last three matches.   [LNB]So he was not concerned by Ferguson's attempt at playing psychological games with his players.  [LNB] 'That's up to him. That's his opinion, he has it and he's given it - all very well,' said Coyle.   [LNB]'I'll concentrate on what we can do and not what anyone else says.'[LNB]Although no-one realistically gives Bolton a chance of causing an upset at Stamford Bridge, Wanderers captain Kevin Davies believes he has spotted a chink in their armour.   [LNB]Davies thinks the relationship between strikers Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka is not what it should be and the Frenchman has a familiar unhappy look on his face.   [LNB]'It is always difficult to say with Nicolas, he's such a hard person to read,' said Davies, who played alongside Anelka during his spell at the Reebok Stadium before his move to Chelsea.   [LNB] Concerns: Davies doubts the partnership of Drogba and Anelka (right) [LNB]'You never quite know what's going through his mind. There seems to be something not quite right with him and Didier Drogba. I'm not sure they get on very well.'[LNB]Davies told the Bolton News: 'There doesn't seem to be a great bond when they play together, whereas Nicolas lights up when he plays on his own.   [LNB]'You can't deny he's a great player capable of making something out of anything - but at the moment, you feel he's just not that happy.'[LNB] Benitez eyes move for £8m Bolton ace Chung-Yong Lee in search for flairUS star Holden eyes England World Cup clash as he nears Bolton returnDidier Drogba: Premier League title is in our grasp after United's slip-up Manchester United target Benzema rules out leaving Real for Old TraffordBOLTON WANDERERS FC

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