DOUGIE Freedman is down on his luck and now down to his last fit striker.
Andre Moritz became the latest Wanderers attacker to be put out of commission when he limped off against Burnley with a hamstring injury which is likely to keep him out for several weeks.
Jermaine Beckford is still highly doubtful for this weekend’s trip to Millwall, while there appears no softening on the manager’s stance that young starlets such as Conor Wilkinson or Zach Clough are ready to make the step up to senior grade.
There are those who will feel Freedman is currently reaping what he has sown by allowing Craig Davies out on loan to Preston North End on transfer deadline day – a decision that still requires some substantiating in the eyes of many supporters.
Likewise, the sight of Tom Eaves and Marvin Sordell plying their trade elsewhere has served to heighten frustration on the terraces.
But even after revealing the news that Moritz’s injury could potentially be a serious one, leaving Lukas Jutkiewicz as the last man standing in the striker stakes, Freedman remained steadfast in his view that he had done the right thing by allowing his trio of front men to leave the Reebok.
Dismissing Eaves as “not ready to play in the Championship" and Davies as someone who “needed a run of games and was injured," the manager insisted he still had enough firepower within his remaining squad to get results.
“We have got people in the team that are capable of scoring goals – like Liam Trotter and Mark Davies. Yes it’s unfortunate Jermaine Beckford is injured but I don’t think you can just pinpoint that (Craig Davies’s loan) as being the thing to blame," he said.
“The chances are coming and our approach play has been good but we just need to start getting back to clean sheets, we proved that last year, and then I know we can get the goals we need to win games of football."
Source: http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/wanderersnews/11006305.One_striker_standing_but_Bolton_Wanderers_boss_Dougie_Freedman_has_no_regrets_over_loaning_out_trio/
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There really isn't much I can say when the level of managerial delusion has reached this point. I leave it to you all to make up your own minds.
Dougie says No strikers is fine by him
posted on 13/2/14
As Dougie is led away by men in white coats.
Unbelievable.
posted on 13/2/14
No need to panic.
I heard LL say he will get Swann Vesta in. A great striker either side of the box.
posted on 13/2/14
The chances might be coming but unfortunately we don't have the fire power to put them away.
Like you lpp there really isn't much to add. Dougie really is incompetent. Not fit for purpose, just like his chairman Phil Gartside.
posted on 13/2/14
Getting trotter in and letting cravies go was either crazy or my new theory about secret agent freedman. Trotter is just a slower bulked up version of pratley so just no point in having him. Also you cannot consider moritz to be a striker. He is an attacking midfielder at best.
posted on 13/2/14
At best he's an injured waste of time
posted on 14/2/14
Here's a mad idea.
Convert Chungy into a skilful centre forward - like Barcelona did with Messi (this is no direct comparison before anyone starts).
After all the last winger we converted into an emergency striker helped fire us to promotion.
Problem solved - Phil can I have the job?
posted on 14/2/14
These quotes are so similar to Coyle in terms of naivety it is frightening we've made the same mistake again!
We need a successful experienced manager who like Sam has his friends and foes and can get the best out of a squad playing to their strengths & upsetting the opposition. Someone who can get out of the Championship.
Neil Warnock. It is time you came to Bolton....
posted on 14/2/14
I'm coming round to the Warnock idea as well MT. Considering our predicament he is the only good candidate that has previous for doing this.
posted on 15/2/14
Warnock sounds a good option to me
Mind you ... even Ant n' Dec would be worth a contract, compared to DF!