‘I like to give even the fastest strikers the runaround!’ – Ricardo Santos

By Chris Dunlavy

IN CONTROL: Ricardo Santos has proved a key player in the Bolton rearguard

'It’s funny because every opposition manager says ‘Run him, run him’ but nobody ever does'
Ricardo Almeida Santos is affectionately nicknamed ‘The Wall’ by supporters of Bolton Wanderers, but don’t be deceived.
The 27-year-old centre-back is a very mobile wall, as Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings discovered in midweek.
Steven Gerrard’s men eventually won 4-1, but were dominated for the best part of 60 minutes at a rocking University of Bolton Stadium and were greatly flattered by the...

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