Bolton manager Gary Megson is calling on Zat Knight to raise his game as the defender prepares to face his former club Aston Villa on Saturday.
Knight scored an own goal in the defeat to Chelsea, raising old doubts about his ability to stay fully focused during games.
Megson said: "There is more to come from Zat, if he can just apply himself a bit better."
He added: "If he just gets that concentration a bit sharper and gets that drive and desire, he can go on and on.
"He has always had this question mark about him at Fulham and Villa but he now has a chance to eradicate it."
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This was the reason Villa got rid of him before they even signed a replacement. He is a poor mans Rio Ferdinand, both have a tendency to switch off, but until recently Ferdinand had the pace and skill to get himself out of trouble.
Whilst he has decent pace and can be a threat in the opposing box (scored some important goals for Villa), he has a tendency to amble around in the penalty box when play breaks down and lacks urgency / positional sense. Bolton do have a really promising centre half in Gary Cahill and i hope Knight's errors don't effect his performances too much.
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