Knight feels for 'unlucky' Klasnic

Zat Knight believes Ivan Klasnic was unlucky to be sent off against Stoke, saying Bolton seem to play against 12 men every week. Klasnic stepped off the substitutes' bench to score the winning goal for the Trotters in a 2-1 success, before being dismissed for two bookable offences just before the final whistle.Manager Owen Coyle had few complaints after the match about the first yellow card, following a push on Dean Whitehead, but was disappointed by the second decision.And Knight also believes it was harsh of referee Peter Walton to rule that Klasnic had elbowed Rory Delap, meaning he must now serve a suspension.Knight feels for the striker and claims that Bolton usually tend to be on the wrong end of tight refereeing calls. "It was up and down for Ivan," the defender told the Bolton News. "I'm delighted because of the goal because it's been frustrating for him - the skipper (Kevin Davies) and Johan (Elmander) have been fantastic up front. "For me, I understand the first yellow. It was a bit of fighting, so I understand that. "But I don't think he put his elbow up for the second one. "I don't think the referee gave us anything. As soon as one of our centre halves touched a striker, he got the free-kick but you saw the treatment Davo (Davies) got. "It seems like we have to play against 12 players every week - but as long as we keep striving and fighting for it, hopefully we'll come out with three points." Klasnic may have found starting opportunities hard to come by since turning his loan move from Nantes into a permanent deal over the summer but Knight insists he still has a vital role to play."Ivan does that kind of thing every day in training," Knight said of his well-taken goal. "He just needs a chance, and he'd been laughing with the manager that he'd only need 10 minutes to score. "He's a poacher and just wants to shoot. He had one in the first couple of minutes that he didn't quite connect with but he made up for it with the goal." The win over Stoke lifted Bolton to seventh in the Premier League table and Knight believes it turned a solid start to the season into a good one after five draws in their previous seven games."I think we can say it's been a good start to the season now," he said. "It was a massive win against one of the sides I think we really have to beat, someone who have been a mid-table team."We made tough work of it but there was a bit more of a fight in the second half and I think the victory was well deserved in the end."We've been saying all along we need to turn these draws into wins, and we've done that."We've got a big game next week against Wigan, who had a fantastic start but let their lead slip against Newcastle."After that there's Tottenham and Liverpool, so if we can get three points away from home it would mean a lot."

Source: Team_Talk