Stylish Campo fires Bolton home
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Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce was a happy man last night as his team stunned Tottenham 2-0 at the Reebok.
Kevin Davies opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a free header from a Gary Speed corner, although Tottenham coach Martin Jol rightly complained there had been an infringement leading up to the goal.
Ivan Campo extended their lead five minutes later with a shot from 40 yards which beat England goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
Allardyce said: "It was a great start for us after I had brought players in to do set pieces on the pitch this morning. We have not had enough time to do this work this week.
"I am glad to say Kevin Davies has put one in the back of the net for us. Then Campo produced a stunner - a terrific daisy clipper past Robinson before he could dive.
"That has to be goal of the season for us.
"We could have got more as well and don't forget Tottenham are highly fancied to do well."
Kevin Davies opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a free header from a Gary Speed corner, although Tottenham coach Martin Jol rightly complained there had been an infringement leading up to the goal.
Ivan Campo extended their lead five minutes later with a shot from 40 yards which beat England goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
Allardyce said: "It was a great start for us after I had brought players in to do set pieces on the pitch this morning. We have not had enough time to do this work this week.
"I am glad to say Kevin Davies has put one in the back of the net for us. Then Campo produced a stunner - a terrific daisy clipper past Robinson before he could dive.
"That has to be goal of the season for us.
"We could have got more as well and don't forget Tottenham are highly fancied to do well."
Tottenham felt Abdoulaye Meite had impeded a couple of their players before Davies scored.
Jol said: "The first goal was a big disappointment and there will be a lot of confusion this season.
"The directive is that the attacking players will be protected but we were not allowed to play the ball out of the field."
The Spurs boss did concede, however, that his side were not able to match Bolton physically.
"You have to compete with them but they were stronger than us," he added.
"It is very difficult to play against and they kept it tight after going 2-0 ahead.
"It was a terrific strike from Campo, and he has done that before, but we should have blocked the shot."
Allardyce also paid tribute to the fans who raised the roof at the Reebok Stadium.
He added: "I thought they were terrific, particularly in the second half.
"Instead of getting impatient they were singing away and encouraging the lads.
"Every little thing helps, especially when you are in our position with just 13 fit professionals.
"It was a terrific performance from the team after such a disruptive pre-season. We could not have asked for any more."
Jol said: "The first goal was a big disappointment and there will be a lot of confusion this season.
"The directive is that the attacking players will be protected but we were not allowed to play the ball out of the field."
The Spurs boss did concede, however, that his side were not able to match Bolton physically.
"You have to compete with them but they were stronger than us," he added.
"It is very difficult to play against and they kept it tight after going 2-0 ahead.
"It was a terrific strike from Campo, and he has done that before, but we should have blocked the shot."
Allardyce also paid tribute to the fans who raised the roof at the Reebok Stadium.
He added: "I thought they were terrific, particularly in the second half.
"Instead of getting impatient they were singing away and encouraging the lads.
"Every little thing helps, especially when you are in our position with just 13 fit professionals.
"It was a terrific performance from the team after such a disruptive pre-season. We could not have asked for any more."
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