We need reinforcements - Schumacher

No Championship head coach will have his side where they want them to be at this stage of pre-season, according to Bolton Wanderers boss Steven Schumacher.

The Trotters are preparing for their return to the Championship after beating Stockport County in the League One play-off final in May.

They beat Oldham Athletic 3-1 in their second pre-season friendly on Wednesday night having returned from a training camp in Slovakia last week.

"I don't think there's any team or manager standing here now saying they're exactly where they want to be," Schumacher told BBC Radio Manchester.

"We're still a long way physically from where we need to get to, tactically we still need to work on a few things. Defensively we've looked solid enough, really well organised and the attitude to defend has been really good."

Bolton have signed winger Kyliane Dong, full-back Luca Stephenson, midfielder David Watson and defenders Akin Famewo and Ben Davies, but Schumacher says they will need more new faces.

"Obviously we're a long way from where we need to be squad wise - we're a work in progress," he added.

"The new lads have settled into the group well and are enjoying what they're doing - there's still work to do with them on tactical elements of how we play which is naturally going to take time.

"The ones we bring in will have to get up to speed quickly as it's clear to see we need reinforcements in a lot of areas and we'll work hard to try to make that happen in the coming weeks."

Bolton open the new Championship season at home to Preston North End on Saturday, 15 August (12:30 BST).

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