Ian Evatt is keen to quickly bounce back from the defeat at Charlton with a win against Shrewsbury in the Carabao Cup.
The Whites do not have long to dwell on their performance at the Valley as they prepare to face Paul Hurst’s side, and Evatt believes that can be a positive.
“That is the way football works, it always gives you another chance,” said the manager.
“We have another chance on Tuesday and then a home game before the international break, against Exeter in the league. We need three points to build some momentum.
“We weren’t outplayed (at Charlton), there was still a lot that was OK. But we need to improve and be more detailed with what we do, it is a simple as that really.
“We will keep working hard and make sure we put things right.”
Evatt admitted Wanderers tried to be too “intricate” in the final third against the Addicks and insists they will keep working hard to improve.
“At times, our structure was wrong,” he added. “Especially in wide areas, we were either too deep or we went too narrow to receive the ball.
“We needed to stretch them a little bit more. Then we are just trying to be too intricate. Believe it or not, it is not me telling them to make that many passes on the edge of the box.
“It is them trying to make decisions themselves and find the right solution, and we didn’t find the right solutions.
“We didn’t choose the right option, whether that was shoot, pass or cross. That is what we need to do, get back to the training pitch and work extremely hard to be better.”
George Johnston retained his place in the starting line-up against the London outfit. The defender made his first league appearance in over a year during the stalemate against Wrexham after recovering from a serious knee injury.
Evatt has explained the need to be cautious with Johnston following a lengthy spell on the sidelines. However, the Wanderers boss opted to go with the centre-back at the Valley and was pleased with his performance despite a tough afternoon for the team.
“I thought Jonno was good, a lot of things he did were good,” he said. “He is getting better with every game, I thought he was one of the positives. He is getting back to where he was.”
Evatt was also quizzed about the latest on the transfer front heading into the final week of the window.
The Whites have brought in eight fresh faces so far as they aim to build on last term’s third-place finish in League One.
The Bolton chief says nothing is currently in the pipeline in terms of incomings, although there could be further departures after Aaron Morley’s loan move to Wycombe.
“There are players who have been made available and we will see what happens with them,” he said. “Nothing is happening at the moment, and we will keep our eye on the other end.”
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