413 lines
15 KiB
Plaintext
Executable File
413 lines
15 KiB
Plaintext
Executable File
sport
|
|
football
|
|
teams
|
|
wigan-athletic
|
|
8467743
|
|
-----
|
|
# Wigan will go places - if we stay up, says Roberto Martinez
|
|
|
|
## Roberto Martinez believes Wigan's next five Premier League games will not
|
|
simply decide whether the club survive the threat of relegation this season
|
|
but will determine their fate for years to come.
|
|
|
|
![Charles N'Zogbia and Roberto Mancini - Wigan will go places ? if we stay up,
|
|
says manager][1]
|
|
|
|
Fighting spirit: Roberto Mancini congratulates Charles N'Zogbia during the win
|
|
over Blackpool Photo: ACTION IMAGES
|
|
|
|
[![Rory Smith][2]][3]
|
|
|
|
By [Rory Smith][4] 11:00PM BST 21 Apr 2011
|
|
|
|
[Follow Rory Smith on Twitter][5]
|
|
|
|
[Comments][6]
|
|
|
|
The Spaniard guided his side to victory at [**Blackpool**][7] last weekend to
|
|
leave them a point ahead of the Bloomfield Road side and outside of the
|
|
relegation zone just weeks after it appeared that their six-year run in the
|
|
top flight was about to end.
|
|
|
|
Martinez feels that crucial victory is proof that his two-year plan to forge
|
|
[**Wigan**][8] in his own image has finally borne fruit and he is confident
|
|
that, after two seasons of inconsistency, he has a team capable of competing
|
|
for a top-10 place next season should they survive relegation.
|
|
|
|
"I was always aware of what we had to go through for two seasons to change our
|
|
way of playing," he said. "I knew we were on the right path. It is quite clear
|
|
we did not find the right way straightaway - we had some outstanding
|
|
performances last season and some horrible ones - but now we have started
|
|
showing we can be consistent.
|
|
|
|
"After all that work, we are ready, but we only have five games left. Now it
|
|
is a challenge to earn another 38 games and show what we can do. The next five
|
|
games are vital for the future of the club.
|
|
|
|
"I wanted to change our style, to make us play in a way that would mean we
|
|
would be capable of challenging for the top 10. Now we are at the end of that
|
|
process. Finding a way to win for the future is more important than getting
|
|
points in the short term. We need to have a style and a clear identity. It has
|
|
taken us four transfer windows to find that. Now everything comes down to the
|
|
next five games."
|
|
|
|
## Related Articles
|
|
|
|
* [Rooney let off the hook][9]
|
|
|
|
01 Mar 2011
|
|
|
|
* [Rooney decision 'sends terrible message'][10]
|
|
|
|
01 Mar 2011
|
|
|
|
* [Rooney could have cost United title][11]
|
|
|
|
28 Feb 2011
|
|
|
|
* [Rooney could face three-match ban for elbow][12]
|
|
|
|
28 Feb 2011
|
|
|
|
* [Martinez fumes over Rooney 'elbow'][13]
|
|
|
|
26 Feb 2011
|
|
|
|
* [Wayne Rooney faces three-match ban][14]
|
|
|
|
27 Feb 2011
|
|
|
|
Martinez is fully aware that many managers in his position would not have been
|
|
granted such time. That he was, he believes, is testament to how different
|
|
Wigan are to other clubs.
|
|
|
|
"It is because of the chairman that we could do that," said the former Swansea
|
|
manager. "For me, Dave Whelan is the best in the League. Wigan is a dream,
|
|
because we have had no right to be in the Premier League for six years, and
|
|
that we have been is down to the chairman. He has given us the stability to
|
|
concentrate on a long-term model."
|
|
|
|
Martinez has also called for the restriction on the number of loan players
|
|
Barclays Premier League clubs can recruit from their rivals to be scrapped.
|
|
"We are not helping ourselves because the FA are restricting their own
|
|
players. We could have five or six players on loan. At the moment it is just
|
|
two, with as many as you want from abroad. That is a real shame because young
|
|
players in England need opportunities."
|
|
|
|
[X][15] Share & bookmark
|
|
|
|
Delicious Facebook Google Messenger Reddit Twitter
|
|
|
|
Digg Fark LinkedIn Google Buzz StumbleUpon Y! Buzz
|
|
|
|
[What are these?][16]
|
|
|
|
* Share: [Share][15] [ ][17] [ ][18]
|
|
|
|
[Tweet][19]
|
|
|
|
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/wigan-athletic/8467743/Wigan-
|
|
will-go-places-if-we-stay-up-says-Roberto-Martinez.html
|
|
|
|
Telegraph
|
|
|
|
## [Wigan Athletic][8]
|
|
|
|
* ### [Sport »][20]
|
|
|
|
* ### [Football »][21]
|
|
|
|
* ### [Premier League »][22]
|
|
|
|
* ### [Football News »][23]
|
|
|
|
* ### [Rory Smith »][3]
|
|
|
|
Related Partners
|
|
|
|
* [Wigan Athletic Tickets][24]
|
|
|
|
In sport
|
|
|
|
[![Nigel de Jong ][25] ][26]
|
|
|
|
### [Premier League action][26]
|
|
|
|
[![Charles N'Zogbia and Roberto Mancini - Wigan will go places ? if we stay
|
|
up, says manager][27] ][28]
|
|
|
|
### [Martinez: Wigan will go places if we stay up][28]
|
|
|
|
[![Follow Telegraph Sport on Twitter][29]][30]
|
|
|
|
### [Follow Telegraph Sport on Twitter][30]
|
|
|
|
[X][15] Share & bookmark
|
|
|
|
Delicious Facebook Google Messenger Reddit Twitter
|
|
|
|
Digg Fark LinkedIn Google Buzz StumbleUpon Y! Buzz
|
|
|
|
[What are these?][16]
|
|
|
|
Share:
|
|
|
|
* [ ][15]
|
|
|
|
* [ ][17]
|
|
|
|
* [ ][18]
|
|
|
|
* [Tweet][19]
|
|
|
|
* ## [Wigan Athletic action photos »][31]
|
|
|
|
Wigan Athletic action photos: The best full-colour action images for Wigan
|
|
Athletic Football Club.
|
|
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
|
![][32]
|
|
|
|
telegraphuk
|
|
|
|
Please enable JavaScript to view the [comments powered by Disqus.][33] [blog
|
|
comments powered by Disqus][34]
|
|
|
|
## [Wigan Athletic »][35]
|
|
|
|
[![Wigan Athletic][36]][8]
|
|
|
|
[Wigan Athletic Fixtures][37]
|
|
|
|
[Wigan Athletic Results][38]
|
|
|
|
[Wigan Athletic Action Photos][31]
|
|
|
|
[Wigan Athletic Players][39]
|
|
|
|
[Wigan Athletic Statistics][40]
|
|
|
|
[Wigan Athletic Tickets][24]
|
|
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
|
[PREMIER LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS »][41]
|
|
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
|
Classified Advertising
|
|
|
|
* [Engineering Jobs][42]
|
|
|
|
* [Cars][43]
|
|
|
|
* [Games][44]
|
|
|
|
Loading
|
|
|
|
[Find your ideal job with Telegraph Jobs][45]
|
|
|
|
var puffArray = eval('puffs_' + '8257595'); var guid = "663501"; var headline
|
|
= "ENGINEERING MANAGER, KENT"; var description = "Kent £60000 - £65000"; var
|
|
link = "http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/job/663501/permanent/kent/engineering-
|
|
manager-kent-job-vacancy.aspx?FromRSSFeed=-1007&WT.ac=663501"; var imageUrl =
|
|
"http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/logos/B6/46/B6E34F1D-0404-41A1-A940-BAC94E2BB846_
|
|
140_87-v2.jpg"; var adWeight = "3"; puffArray.push({'id':guid,
|
|
'headline':headline, 'bodyText':description, 'link':link, 'imageUrl':imageUrl,
|
|
'weight':adWeight}); var puffArray = eval('puffs_' + '8257595'); var guid =
|
|
"669090"; var headline = "Engineering Opportunities with e2v"; var description
|
|
= "United Kingdom On Application"; var link =
|
|
"http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/job/669090/permanent/united-kingdom/engineering-
|
|
opportunities-with-e2v-job-vacancy.aspx?FromRSSFeed=-1007&WT.ac=669090"; var
|
|
imageUrl = "http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/logos/E7/29/E72B0493-713D-4FD9-95DC-
|
|
C57D0699BF29_140_87-v2.jpg"; var adWeight = "3"; puffArray.push({'id':guid,
|
|
'headline':headline, 'bodyText':description, 'link':link, 'imageUrl':imageUrl,
|
|
'weight':adWeight}); var puffArray = eval('puffs_' + '8257595'); var guid =
|
|
"670674"; var headline = "Graduate Recruitment"; var description =
|
|
"Lancashire, Belfast, Isle of Man On Application"; var link =
|
|
"http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/job/670674/permanent/lancashire-belfast-isle-of-
|
|
man/graduate-recruitment-job-vacancy.aspx?FromRSSFeed=-1007&WT.ac=670674"; var
|
|
imageUrl = "http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/logos/48/EC/483698DD-
|
|
7BDF-4023-97B3-12F0E6A45AEC_140_87-v2.jpg"; var adWeight = "3";
|
|
puffArray.push({'id':guid, 'headline':headline, 'bodyText':description,
|
|
'link':link, 'imageUrl':imageUrl, 'weight':adWeight}); var puffArray =
|
|
eval('puffs_' + '8257595'); var guid = "673197"; var headline = "Head of
|
|
Tunnels and Structures"; var description = "London On Application"; var link =
|
|
"http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/job/673197/permanent/london/head-of-tunnels-and-
|
|
structures-job-vacancy.aspx?FromRSSFeed=-1007&WT.ac=673197"; var imageUrl =
|
|
"http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/logos/DC/C4/DC97BBEE-5BEE-4B8F-808F-
|
|
5F406B9EA5C4_140_87-v2.jpg"; var adWeight = "3"; puffArray.push({'id':guid,
|
|
'headline':headline, 'bodyText':description, 'link':link, 'imageUrl':imageUrl,
|
|
'weight':adWeight}); var puffArray = eval('puffs_' + '8257595'); var guid =
|
|
"669239"; var headline = "Chief Engineer - Strategic Programmes"; var
|
|
description = "Chelsmford On Application"; var link =
|
|
"http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/job/669239/permanent/chelsmford/chief-engineer-
|
|
strategic-programmes-job-vacancy.aspx?FromRSSFeed=-1007&WT.ac=669239"; var
|
|
imageUrl = "http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/logos/E7/29/E72B0493-713D-4FD9-95DC-
|
|
C57D0699BF29_140_87-v2.jpg"; var adWeight = "3"; puffArray.push({'id':guid,
|
|
'headline':headline, 'bodyText':description, 'link':link, 'imageUrl':imageUrl,
|
|
'weight':adWeight}); var puffArray = eval('puffs_' + '8257595'); var guid =
|
|
"668730"; var headline = "Instrumentation and Control Engineer"; var
|
|
description = "Berkshire On Application"; var link =
|
|
"http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/job/668730/permanent/berkshire/instrumentation-
|
|
and-control-engineer-job-vacancy.aspx?FromRSSFeed=-1007&WT.ac=668730"; var
|
|
imageUrl = "http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/logos/67/C1/67297E9F-24CA-4855-ABCA-
|
|
E1BA0C66D3C1_140_87-v2.jpg"; var adWeight = "3"; puffArray.push({'id':guid,
|
|
'headline':headline, 'bodyText':description, 'link':link, 'imageUrl':imageUrl,
|
|
'weight':adWeight}); var puffArray = eval('puffs_' + '8257595'); var guid =
|
|
"669237"; var headline = "Power Electronics System Design & Test Engineer";
|
|
var description = "Chelmsford On Application"; var link =
|
|
"http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/job/669237/permanent/chelmsford/power-
|
|
electronics-system-design-test-engineer-job-
|
|
vacancy.aspx?FromRSSFeed=-1007&WT.ac=669237"; var imageUrl =
|
|
"http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/logos/E7/29/E72B0493-713D-4FD9-95DC-
|
|
C57D0699BF29_140_87-v2.jpg"; var adWeight = "3"; puffArray.push({'id':guid,
|
|
'headline':headline, 'bodyText':description, 'link':link, 'imageUrl':imageUrl,
|
|
'weight':adWeight}); var puffArray = eval('puffs_' + '8257595'); var guid =
|
|
"670248"; var headline = "Engineering Management Positions"; var description =
|
|
"United Arab Emirates On Application"; var link =
|
|
"http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/job/670248/permanent/united-arab-emirates
|
|
/engineering-management-positions-job-
|
|
vacancy.aspx?FromRSSFeed=-1007&WT.ac=670248"; var imageUrl =
|
|
"http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/_resx/images/TGJobs-logo_140x87-v2.gif"; var
|
|
adWeight = "3"; puffArray.push({'id':guid, 'headline':headline,
|
|
'bodyText':description, 'link':link, 'imageUrl':imageUrl, 'weight':adWeight});
|
|
var puffArray = eval('puffs_' + '8257595'); var guid = "669475"; var headline
|
|
= "FEA Engineer"; var description = "Stonehouse On Application"; var link =
|
|
"http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/job/669475/permanent/stonehouse/fea-engineer-job-
|
|
vacancy.aspx?FromRSSFeed=-1007&WT.ac=669475"; var imageUrl =
|
|
"http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/logos/F4/1C/F4E5E3E5-E431-4211-8E3F-
|
|
FE8AA4CCE91C_140_87-v2.jpg"; var adWeight = "3"; puffArray.push({'id':guid,
|
|
'headline':headline, 'bodyText':description, 'link':link, 'imageUrl':imageUrl,
|
|
'weight':adWeight});
|
|
|
|
[1]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01878/Wigan_1878869c.jpg
|
|
|
|
[2]:
|
|
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01757/Smith_60_1757428j.jpg
|
|
|
|
[3]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/rory-smith/
|
|
|
|
[4]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/rory-smith/ (Rory Smith)
|
|
|
|
[5]: http://twitter.com/rorysmith_tel
|
|
|
|
[6]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/wigan-athletic/8467743
|
|
/Wigan-will-go-places-if-we-stay-up-says-Roberto-Martinez.html#disqus_thread
|
|
|
|
[7]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/blackpool/
|
|
|
|
[8]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/wigan-athletic/
|
|
|
|
[9]: /sport/football/teams/manchester-united/8354071/Chelsea-v-Manchester-
|
|
United-how-did-Wayne-Rooney-avoid-FA-punishment-for-elbowing-James-
|
|
McCarthy.html
|
|
|
|
[10]: /sport/football/teams/wigan-athletic/8353976/FAs-failure-to-punish-
|
|
Manchester-Uniteds-Wayne-Rooney-sends-terrible-message-say-Wigan.html
|
|
|
|
[11]: /sport/football/teams/manchester-united/8350502/Alan-Hansen-Wayne-
|
|
Rooneys-flying-elbow-could-cost-Manchester-United-the-title-if-he-is-banned-
|
|
by-FA.html
|
|
|
|
[12]: /sport/football/teams/manchester-united/8350546/Wayne-Rooney-could-
|
|
face-three-match-ban-from-FA-for-elbowing-Wigans-James-McCarthy.html
|
|
|
|
[13]: /sport/football/teams/manchester-united/8349894/Wigan-manager-
|
|
Roberto-Martinez-says-Wayne-Rooney-should-have-seen-red-for-James-McCarthy-
|
|
elbow.html
|
|
|
|
[14]: /sport/football/teams/manchester-united/8350383/Wayne-Rooneys-fate-
|
|
rests-in-Mark-Clattenburgs-hands-as-Manchester-United-striker-faces-FA-
|
|
sanctions.html
|
|
|
|
[15]: #
|
|
|
|
[16]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/4590190/Share-this-
|
|
article-What-are-these.html
|
|
|
|
[17]: mailto:?subject=A Telegraph reader thought you would be interested in
|
|
this article&body=Depending on your email program, you may be able to click on
|
|
the link in the email. Alternatively, you may have to open a web browser, such
|
|
as Firefox or Internet Explorer, and copy the link over into the address bar.
|
|
%0A%0Ahttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/wigan-athletic/8467743
|
|
/Wigan-will-go-places-if-we-stay-up-says-Roberto-Martinez.html %0A%0AFor the
|
|
best content online, visit www.telegraph.co.uk
|
|
|
|
[18]: javascript:print()
|
|
|
|
[19]: http://twitter.com/share?via=Telegraph
|
|
|
|
[20]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/
|
|
|
|
[21]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/
|
|
|
|
[22]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-
|
|
league/
|
|
|
|
[23]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/
|
|
|
|
[24]: http://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/wigan-athletic-tickets
|
|
|
|
[25]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01884/nigel-de-
|
|
jong_1884918g.jpg
|
|
|
|
[26]: /sport/football/picturegalleries/8485554/Premier-League-action.html
|
|
|
|
[27]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01878/Wigan_1878869g.jpg
|
|
|
|
[28]: /sport/football/teams/wigan-athletic/8467743/Wigan-will-go-places-if-
|
|
we-stay-up-says-Roberto-Martinez.html
|
|
|
|
[29]:
|
|
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01838/newtwit_1838978g.jpg
|
|
|
|
[30]: http://twitter.com/#!/TelegraphSport
|
|
|
|
[31]:
|
|
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/wigan/5037054
|
|
/Wigan-Athletic-Football-Club-Action-Photos.html
|
|
|
|
[32]: http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/imp.gif?client=ca-
|
|
telegraph_uk_420x200&event=noscript
|
|
|
|
[33]: http://disqus.com/?ref_noscript=telegraphuk
|
|
|
|
[34]: http://disqus.com
|
|
|
|
[35]:
|
|
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/wigan/
|
|
|
|
[36]:
|
|
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01505/Wigan_Athletic_1505553h.jpg
|
|
|
|
[37]:
|
|
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/wigan/4942610
|
|
/Wigan-Athletic-Football-Club-Fixtures.html
|
|
|
|
[38]:
|
|
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/wigan/4932772
|
|
/Wigan-Athletic-Football-Club-Results.html
|
|
|
|
[39]:
|
|
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/wigan/5042294
|
|
/Wigan-Athletic-Football-Club-Players.html
|
|
|
|
[40]:
|
|
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/wigan/4942938
|
|
/Wigan-Athletic-Football-Club-Statistics.html
|
|
|
|
[41]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-
|
|
league/8229445/Barclays-Premier-League-video-highlights.html
|
|
|
|
[42]: #configurableTab_8257595
|
|
|
|
[43]: #configurableTab_8120678
|
|
|
|
[44]: #configurableTab_8255335
|
|
|
|
[45]: http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/?utm_source=TMG&utm_medium=CS&utm_campaig
|
|
n=jobslink
|
|
|