KEVIN Davies has revealed how Wanderers’ new-look management team have wasted no time in adding a modern spin on training.

The Whites skipper has been impressed by swift changes implemented at Euxton in the aftermath of Owen Coyle’s departure, which include double training sessions, the re-introduction of tailored fitness and rehab schedules, and more detailed video analysis of opponents.

Jimmy Phillips has been placed in charge of first-team affairs and looks set to oversee Saturday’s game against Bristol City, flanked by coaches Julian Darby and Sammy Lee.

And Davies reckons Wanderers will be fully prepared for the task, despite the uncertainty that comes with a vacant managerial hotseat.

“This hasn’t been a case of them (Phillips and Co) coming in and saying ‘we’ll put a few sessions on and keep you fit,’” he told The Bolton News. “It has been everything. It has been bright and bubbly but most of all it has been intense.

“They have been with the club through the good and the bad. They know what works, what doesn’t, and they are using that experience to help us get results.”

Davies, playing under his fourth different permanent manager at the Reebok, says the interim regime has been quick to highlight areas that require immediate improvement after a poor start, which has seen the Whites win just three of their first 11 games in league and cup.

And the striker hopes a new, fresh approach can finally eliminate the inconsistency that eventually proved Coyle’s downfall.

“We’ve generally gone out and played to our way,” he said. “Sometimes it hasn’t worked out and we’ve been criticised for not having a plan B, but they are working very hard on shape with the back four and midfield.

“We do need to be more solid, there haven’t been enough clean sheets and that’s down to everyone, the whole team. We need to improve.”

Although Phillips and his team have been placed in temporary charge while the manager search continues, a good run of results over the next few weeks could force their claim for a permanent appointment.

Phil Gartside remains on the lookout for the right man - a task that has been made more complicated now that number one choice Ole Gunnar Solksjaer has ruled himself out of the running for the time being - but the chairman will take heart in that fact that foundations are already being laid for the future by the men he left at the helm.

It is noticable that sports science and medical departments, such a bedrock of Wanderers’ success in the Premier League, have become more prevalent in the last week.

“We’ve had a few conversations about what we do for recovery, because we’ve got quite a few games coming up in a short space of time,” Davies revealed. “They’ve looked at all aspects of training - and we’re in twice a day now.

“We do pre-hab in the gym in the mornings, and to be fair, the lads have always been quite good with that.

“They are looking at using Jimmy (Barrow) and Mike (Clitheroe) more and the science of it, trying to tailor it individually so that the training is all specific to what they feel each player needs.”