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Charlton Athletic boss Dean Holden on his time at Bolton Wanderers

Posted on January 26, 2023

Charlton manager Dean Holden suggests his side have to be “bang at it” if they are to get one thing against Wanderers this weekend.

The Addicks have been in good kind given that Holden took cost at the Valley, winning their past a few league matches.

The Whites also enter the video game in higher spirits following their tricky-fought victory in opposition to Forest Eco-friendly on Tuesday evening inspite of participating in additional than an hour with 10 men.

Holden told South London Push: “They have been with Ian for a excellent while now and they’ve had some accomplishment collectively.

“He’s got a effectively-established philosophy and perform a truly expansive type in a 3-5-2. They have some seriously superior players in people attacking positions.

“They did a task on us previously on in the year. They are normally heading to be a complicated sport. They are a big club in this division, are not they? We have to be bang at it. They are a great football facet.”

The Charlton manager started his enjoying occupation at Wanderers, building his skilled debut less than Sam Allardyce.

He went on to have spells with Oldham, Peterborough and Shrewsbury amid other individuals prior to hanging up his boots.

“I was there from the age of 13 until eventually I was 21 or 22,” Holden additional. “I was there through my teens – leaving university, youth training scheme and then turning qualified. I experienced to struggle for it.

“There were players at my age, Under-16s, who were confirmed two or three-yr experienced contracts at the conclusion of their YTS. I was just on a two-year YTS.

“Then it all took off. Huge Sam took over and gave me my debut. I played in a League Cup semi-remaining, double legged, and FA Cup quarter-remaining.

“Unfortunately, it finished for me on the back of a broken leg. I came again from that, just in time for the superstars to get there in your Djorkaeffs, your N’Gottys, your Hierros and Jay-Jay Okocha.

“I had a year left on my deal. I spoke to Sam Allardyce and he was sincere. They’d long gone to the Leading League as very well, and I possibly required to go out and get game titles to get my occupation going as effectively.

“I’ve acquired a great deal of really, actually strong memories of that time period of my existence. It is a good club that ended up constantly extraordinary with me. There are however a great deal of people I nonetheless communicate to, which you do not always get with each individual club you’ve been at.

“Even at the weekend at Derby, I was speaking to one or two board customers who experienced been there at the time I was there. It is that type of club. I’ve been back four or five times this season to do regional radio do the job and I generally get dealt with incredibly effectively, myself and my relatives.”

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