Evatt prefers to play attacking possession-based football, with his Barrow team nicknamed "Barrowcelona" due to the attacking football they played. At Barrow he played a 3-4-1-2 formation and used the same system at Bolton Wanderers. He changed to a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Bolton going from 20th to third and achieving promotion to League One. Evatt frequently decides against naming a substitute goalkeeper on the bench, preferring to have more attacking options and has had outfield players do goalkeeping training, just in case. Evatt will sometimes bring on attacking players when winning matches rather than defensive players, preferring to score more goals than defend a lead. Career statistics Managerial statistics Honours Player Blackpool Football League One play-offs: 2006–07 Football League Championship play-offs: 2009–10 Chesterfield Football League Two: 2013–14 Individual PFA Team of the Year: 2013–14 League Two Managerial Barrow National League: 2019–20 Bolton Wanderers EFL League Two third-place (promotion): 2020–21 Individual National League Manager of the Month: December 2018 National League Manager of the Year: 2019–20 EFL League Two Manager of the Month: November 2020, February 2021, March 2021 References External links Ian Evatt profile at blackpoolfc.co.uk Ian Evatt profile at qpr.co.uk 1981 births Living people English footballers Association football defenders Derby County F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Footballers from Coventry Premier League players English Football League players English football managers National League (English football) managers Barrow A.F.C. managers Bolton Wanderers F.C. managers Chesterfield F.C. managers