Trotter Proving His Worth

Dougie Freedman has praised the impact that loanee Liam Trotter has had at Bolton with him believing that he’s proving the ‘boo boys’ wrong.

Upon his arrival from Millwall some supporters targeted him but as the season has gone on Freedman believes he’s started to win people over with him finding it hard to explain ‘how much quality’ he bring to the club.

The midfielder played in a deeper role against Sheffield Wednesday with him opening the scoring in that three-one win at the weekend and that goal showed technique that the Bolton boss doesn’t think all could have managed.

Freedman told the Bolton News: ‘Honestly, I feel like he`s had a bit of a harsh time from one or two of the fans, and undeservedly so.

‘He`s come into the team and worked hard to try and gel.

‘His role (against Wednesday) as a deep-lying midfielder, breaking from deep, was fantastic.

‘I think on two or three occasions he did exactly what we needed and then to cap it all off he scored with a great technical volley that not a lot of people could have scored.’

Trotter is expected to complete a permanent move to the club in the summer and with Freedman saying ‘Liam is someone at 24 years of age that can have a fantastic time at Bolton’ that tends to suggest he will make the switch.

Is/was Trotter one of those you didn’t rate, do you now?

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