On May 11 of 2013, Wigan Athletic made history as they overcame Manchester City in the finals of the FA Cup with a solo goal from Ben Watson nailing the triumph for Wigan. It was a historic match and moment for Wigan Athletic as they claimed their first major trophy in the history of the club which over 80 years long.
It seems like that moment was the peak of Wigan Athletic as everything has started to crumble into pieces from there on out.
From the squad that managed to lift the FA Cup back in 2013, none of them are playing with Wigan Athletic as they have been offloaded and now the current squad is not able to replicate to what the predecessors accomplished only a few years ago.
Ben Watson was the man who scored the only goal of the entire match during the finals between Wigan Athletic and Manchester City and he was later sold to Watford. Adam Forshaw was sold to Middlesbrough for a fee of €3 million.
Shaun Maloney made a move to Chicago and the list goes on…
The squad is different and the manager as well is not the same as the figures which made history for Wigan Athletic not too long ago.
Malky Mackay is the current coach of the team but things have not been going smooth for him as the manager has only been able to secure 1 victory in 11 matches.
From defeating Manchester City in the finals of the FA Cup to dropping into the bottom relegation zone of the English Championship League, this is a huge change that Wigan has been experiencing in recent times.
It remains unsure as to what exactly is going on with Wigan Athletic at this point as there are theory’s being spread around claiming that Dave Whelan is preparing the club for a new ownership while others state that this is simply a rebuilding strategy and it might be what needs to be done in order for them to regain their spot in the Premier League which lasted 8 years before eventually suffering the relegation destiny.
