Bolton manager Ian Evatt said that the injury to Ricardo Santos ‘isn’t ideal’.
The captain was forced off at half-time in yesterday’s 1-1 draw away at Burton, with what appeared to be an ankle injury. Evatt said he is unsure on the timescale of the injury just yet.
“We don’t know,” Evatt told The Bolton News. “It was a really bad tackle in the first minute of the game.
“It should have been a yellow card but wasn’t. Maybe you get a free hit in the first minute, I don’t know.
“It seems to have got progressively worse as the half went on. It looks to be his ankle joint, which isn’t ideal.”
Ian Evatt sees improvement but more work needs to be done
Evatt wanted to see a response after last week’s 4-0 defeat at the hands of Wigan. Although he saw more positives in his side’s performance as the game progressed, he knows they need to be better.
“For 20 minutes, they put us under pressure and we didn’t really make the right decisions. We looked a bit nervy, which is understandable after last week. That really rocked us.
“Then we grew into it and got progressive better as the half went on. We created one or two opportunities.
“Second half, Rico going off isn’t ideal and we didn’t start the half well at all. We made a critical error in the first minute and gave them an opportunity.
“To be fair, after that we rallied and took over the game. We missed some really critical chances that should have put the game to bed.
“We know we can do better. I am pleased with the way they rallied because it would have been easy, going behind again, to feel sorry for ourselves.
“But we picked ourselves up and really grabbed hold of the game. The only frustrating thing is it’s a game we should have won.”
Bolton’s next match is in the EFL Cup on Tuesday when they face Middlesbrough