Bolton Will Stop The Slide Says Arsenal Skipper

Last updated : 23 March 2004 By Mark Heys
Patrick Vieira
Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira beleives that Bolton Wanderers have enough quality in their team to halt their recent bad run of form which has seen them lose five games in a row.


Vieira, who was part of the Gunners side to defeat Wanderers last weekend at Highbury to equal a record of 28 wins in the top flight held by Leeds United and Liverpool says that on their day Bolton are a match for any opposition and heaped praise on star Trotters duo Jay-Jay Okocha and former international team mate Youri Djorkaeff.

"They have done really well this season and they were unlucky to go all the way to the Carling Cup Final and lose, I think they are a very good team. They have players who can win games against any opposition, such as Jay-Jay Okocha and Youri Djorkaeff; really talented players" Vieira told the Bolton Evening News

The French international says that the Wanderers performance against London rivals Chelsea ten days ago impressed him and felt that Sam Allardyce's team where unlucky not to go in from the first half leading by a comfortable margin.

"I saw most of the game against Chelsea and in the first half they were fantastic and could have gone in at half-time two or three goals ahead, They are a very dangerous team."