Antoni Sarcevic would like Bolton Wanderers to do their business quietly in League One this year and believes any team can come out on top in matches in the division ahead of taking on Oxford United tomorrow.
Sarcevic and his Bolton team mates will take on the U's tomorrow, a side which has been in the play-offs in the past couple of seasons.
Wanderers overcame a side which had done just that last season in the form of Lincoln City on Tuesday evening, with Sarcevic himself getting the only goal of the game as Bolton picked up their first win of the League One campaign.
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Even though beating sides with aspirations of promotion is welcome, Sarcevic would prefer it if Wanderers can go about their business quietly this season in a division which he feels is unpredicatable and that any side can win on any given day.
He said: “I would rather be the silent ones in the league and coming to places with people knowing we’re a force, knowing we can take care of our business, but doing it quietly and just keep doing what we are doing.
“This club speaks for itself with the fanbase and the size of it – but this is a level-headed group, we’ll keep going.
“Everyone was saying before the season that this would be the one to watch and some of the results with the bigger teams have already shown it’s unpredictable.
“It’s exciting. They are the games you want to play in and why we worked so hard for promotion.
“Lincoln was one of those. It is a team which was unlucky not to be in the Championship this year but I think everyone saw what we were about.
“It’s (Oxford) another team that did well last year but you can see from the results tonight that anyone can beat anyone. It is the league to watch.
“But I think we have cemented ourselves as a team to watch by beating a good club like Lincoln, took their place over and dominated the game.
“If you are going to compete in League One you need a great group of players. The gaffer has just said in the dressing room that the lads who weren’t involved today have a massive role to play – it’s a long season and as long as they keep on top of things, we’ll be OK. Those on the pitch set the standards and they have to carry that on. A good squad will bring a good season."
Sarcevic got his first goal of the campaign on Tuesday and became the sixth different scorer so far for Wanderers this season.
The Bolton skipper insists he will be happy to not score again if he can help the team pick up results, and spoke warmly of new signing and top scorer so far Josh Sheehan, who he is partnering in central midfield.
He said: "If I don’t score another one this season but I can help the team get results, then I’m happy. It is not all about goals, it’s about what you do on the pitch.
“Everyone can see what I do to get a win, and it’s for the boys and for the club.
“We played against him last year and knew he was quality. He came in and settled and I was joking with the gaffer that he was getting in all those nice positions – so I’m happy I did that (against Lincoln) and stuck it away."
