Gary Cahill has revealed Bolton’s players were left dumbstruck by their wretched display in the club’s FA Cup semi-final thrashing by Stoke.<\/p>\n
Wanderers were crushed 5-0 at Wembley on Sunday to end their dream of a first cup final appearance for more than half a century.<\/p>\n
Defender Cahill, one of several Bolton players who simply failed to turn up, claimed Owen Coyle’s men were too shell-shocked to speak after what was one of the most devastating defeats in the club’s history.<\/p>\n
He said: “You could hear a pin drop. The lads just couldn’t believe what happened.<\/p>\n
“I would never have predicted that.<\/p>\n
“And the most disappointing thing is we never gave a good account of ourselves.<\/p>\n
“We went out there and played terribly – not terribly, but people were not wanting to show for the ball.<\/p>\n
“We did things that were out of character.”<\/p>\n
England defender Cahill added: “I don’t know if it is the occasion or what but, at this level, you can’t afford to carry one or two players, never mind a whole bunch of us.<\/p>\n
“A lot of players will look at that and reflect and try and move on.<\/p>\n
“There’s nothing we can do now except be massively disappointed.<\/p>\n
“It’s not something that you will look back on fondly.”<\/p>\n
There appeared to be an element of destiny about Bolton’s cup run this year, with the legendary Nat Lofthouse passing away in January.<\/p>\n
Lofthouse scored twice in the 1958 final against Manchester United, the last time Wanderers won a major trophy.<\/p>\n
They were favourites on Sunday against a Stoke side struggling at the wrong end of the Premier League and who had never been to an FA Cup final.<\/p>\n
But they were swept aside by a combination of brilliant attacking football from their opponents and their own defensive ineptitude, with Cahill and Zat Knight all over the place at times.<\/p>\n
“We didn’t do ourselves credit and are massively disappointed, as you could imagine,” Cahill said.<\/p>\n
“We had a great following here with the fans and we didn’t perform for them.<\/p>\n
“We haven’t played like that all season so to save it for a day like this is unbelievably disappointing.”<\/p>\n
Stoke arrived at Wembley as the team with a reputation for long-ball tactics, but it was Bolton who struggled to string two passes together.<\/p>\n
“We played too many long balls and didn’t create anywhere near as much as we had been doing,” Cahill said.<\/p>\n
“To save that performance for a day like that, words can’t describe it.”<\/p>\n
Yesterday’s defeat was the first major setback for manager Coyle, who has transformed Bolton from relegation fodder into a top-10 side in little over a year.<\/p>\n
With Wanderers comfortably in midtable, there is a danger they could now allow their season to peter out.<\/p>\n
Coyle questioned yesterday whether his side had frozen on the big stage and the next six games will tell him a great deal about their ability to recover from such a setback.<\/p>\n
First up for Bolton is Sunday’s home meeting with Arsenal and Cahill said: “It’s important we finish the season strongly.<\/p>\n
“We’ve worked so hard this season to get to where we are now. That’s why we’re so disappointed.<\/p>\n
“The league form, we’re still looking to continue.<\/p>\n
“You get knockbacks in your career and this is definitely one of them. It’s just how people bounce back.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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