Bolton Wanderers boss praises away fans role in dramatic win

Wanderers chalked up their first away win of the season in sensational style with two stoppage time goals from Sam Dalby and Amario Cozier-Duberry at the Accu Stadium to leave the Terries stunned.

Having trailed from a seventh-minute Leo Castledine header, the Whites looked destined for more pain on the road, especially when John McAtee’s second-half effort was blocked on the line.

But Schumacher was proud of the way his players kept probing to find a way level, and the overwhelmingly positive effort from just over 2,300 fans behind the goal.

“We had to work incredibly hard for what we got, but I do feel as though we got what we deserved,” he said. “I think they started the game really well.

“Credit to them. They did something slightly different in how they were trying to build than what we prepared for.

“They got off to a good start and scored from a set-piece, which is disappointing from us. But the way we responded from that, the way we regrouped and got together, I thought towards the end of the first half, we were in the game. At half-time, we just said to the players, they will get tired, their legs will go, because I can see it, I can sense it.

“And if we could pass the ball to each other a little bit better, stop giving it away, then we'd take over in the second half, and we did. Two late goals, but not just the relief. We deserved it.

“I've said this to you all season, I don't want to become that guy who says the same thing every week and doesn't win. But we have played like that. The data and the numbers have said exactly the same, and we haven't got what we've deserved from away performances.

“Tonight we did, and that's because the players kept going, they kept believing in what we were doing. The energy that we played with, the subs that came off the bench made a huge impact. And I must say, a large part of that is down to our crowd as well.

“They were outstanding in that second half, and I just plead with them to keep sticking with us. It's frustrating when you don't win a game of football for everyone, but we need the support because the lads really thrive off it. And if we've got that support and we've got that backing, we will give 100 per cent effort every week.

“That's guaranteed. And if we've got that support, then we can go far.”

Supporters had vented their frustration in a poor show at Burton Albion on Saturday and with the club yet to puncture the top six this season, the complaints have gradually got louder from those who feel the team has underperformed.

Schumacher felt the effort to get back into the game at Huddersfield, coupled with the response from the away end, bodes well for the future.

“As I say, in the first half, we were a little bit scruffy, they started the game on top, and got their goal,” he said. “It was a little bit frustrating, but towards the end of the first half, just as we were starting to get in, we were connecting a few more passes, and we said to the players it has been a hard time but you have to keep believing that we’d get on top.

“We did that and it was largely down to the support we got from the fans.

“Around the hour mark they (the fans) could sense that we were on top, they knew that, Huddersfield were struggling a little bit and were trying to slow it down, the goalkeeper went down injured, they were trying to waste time.

“Our fans got behind us, so that's what I'm most pleased about, because it would have been easy, for the fans to turn against us, but they didn’t, and that inspires you.

“These are young players, young athletes, who are trying their best every week. Sometimes we lack a bit of quality, and we lack clinical-ness, and we make a mistake here and there, but they're trying, they're working incredibly hard, and the fans could sense that tonight.

“I'm so pleased for them, because they travel up and down the country in their numbers and support us, so to get nights like this is great for them. Now they can all enjoy the weekend.”

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