'Frustrated' - Ian Evatt's frank verdict on Bolton Wanderers win over Chorley & 'Amazonian' pitch

Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt believes his side found a way to win in their pre-season friendly over Chorley but raised questions as to whether he would bring his first team squad to the traditional fixture in the future over the state of the pitch.

Wanderers were in action this afternoon against the National League North side for their second pre-season friendly. They travelled to Victory Park on the back of a 9-0 win over Longridge Town on Tuesday evening.

They went in 2-0 up at the break thanks to goals from Dion Charles and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson. Elias Kachunga added a third after the break before Connor Hall grabbed one back for the Magpies before full-time in a 3-1 victory.

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The performance from Wanderers, particularly in the second half, was not quite the heights it had been on Tuesday versus Longridge and Evatt cut a frustrated figure on the touchline at times. The Bolton boss believes his side must get over mental challenges when they are confronted with them away from home and cannot play their normal style, as they surely will be at some stage in the upcoming campaign.

But he was pleased that they managed to find a way to win on the tricky afternoon against the National League North side. He admitted the players who began the second half looked fatigued and is looking forward to seeing further progression with his side.

He said: "I have to choose my words wisely. I said to the players before the game - at times this season when we go away from home, we are going to be challenged. Most of it is challenging mentally. Everything we want to do and be, you are really going to find it difficult when you turn up and