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Three very welcome points - 20/11/2002

Three very welcome points
 
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 Players:
   Henrik Pedersen
 Clubs:
   Bolton Wanderers

Winning at Leeds is a cracking achievement and with scoring four goals it should be a real boost to our confidence. I wasn’t at the game, but I saw the goals on Sky and Henrik Pedersen took his chances very well indeed. The Dane hasn’t had a great 12 months and it looked as if he may have been on the way out of the club, but that’s all forgotten about now and I hope this’ll be the start of a good run for him. He played as the lone striker at Elland Road and it’s obvious that his favoured position is centre forward. In the past he’s been played out wide and it hasn’t worked for him. With the other strikers failing to make the position their own, he’s now in the driving seat.

We seem to be playing better away from home than at the Reebok, I really can’t say why. Perhaps it’s the expectation at home, it might be putting the players on edge, but it’s a shame and a big disadvantage! Let’s just hope the win can be built on. It’s a shame we couldn’t switch the wins against Leeds and Man U with the defeat against Birmingham and the draws against Sunderland or West Brom. I know it’s always great to get a win against a big side, but our battle is against the strugglers and we haven’t been able to take full advantage. We've also got the game in hand away to Newcastle, and whilst it's not exactly a three-point banker, they might be distracted with their Champions League involvement.

It’s Chelsea on Saturday and I’m sure the player’s know that it’s going to a tough game. The Londoner’s are really flying at the moment, and with Eidur coming back, we’ll have to be on top form to get something for the game. He’s got nothing to prove to us and I’m sure he’ll be relaxed and looking forward to the game. Zola’s from has been incredible, and with Hasselbaink presently sitting on the bench – that just shows you what we’re up against. Having said that, we’ve done very well at Leeds and we’re more than capable of surprising a few people.


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