Bolton Wanderers captain Kevin Davies has hailed the impact made so far by manager Owen Coyle.

Davies insists there is much more to both him and Wanderers than the style they have both been typecast in for the last half-decade, a fact proved by the 16-pass move that led to the striker's first-half goal against Tottenham.

"I think the manager has come in and realised that the way we played with me as the target has been successful but he wants people to be brave, to express themselves more," he explained to the Lancashire Telegraph. "Spurs came in and played a number of long balls. I think the roles were reversed, while we played some great stuff, particularly for the goal.

"We can play either way now. If it comes up to me then fine, but Johan is a big strong lad as well so it can go to him as well.

"We have got players like Mark Davies, Chung-Yong Lee, Jack Wilshere, Vladimir Weiss and Ricardo Gardner who are good footballers and comfortable on the ball, so I don't know what the fans' opinion is, but I think they should be enjoying what they are seeing at the moment."