A Sleeping Superpower
Leicester City have continued where they left off in the league last season, as a 3-2 victory over Birmingham City meant that the team enjoyed an unbeaten pre-season, which they then took into their league form.
Much has been made about their new strength in depth, with new signings slotting seamlessly into place, heightening the chance of players such as Centre-Back Robert Huth moving on, with Wigan one of the favourites to land him.
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Bolton Wanderers were involved in one of the thrilling matches of the Championship last weekend after a 4-3 loss against Watford.
It looked like both teams were heading for a thrilling 3-3 draw but Watford had other plans of their mind after grabbing a late winner through Deeney.
Read MoreWigan Athletic lost against Milwall in their latest Championship match and the head coach of Wigan went on saying that in order for his club and players to snatch a higher spot in the league they will need to ‘show respect’ to their opponents.
“Every time we play a team in the top 10, we raise our standard. We can compete against anybody in this league, but we have lost to Doncaster and Huddersfield’’.
Read MoreWest Ham’s James Collins is not a consistent performer for the Football League Championship club as he has made less than 12 appearances for the club in this season and this could allow Wigan Athletic on making a move for the Welsh midfielder.
The head coach of Wigan Athletic, Uwe Rosler is fan of the playing style of Collins and his lack of playing time is a good motivation for him to make a move away from West Ham and go somewhere he can get more time on the playing fields.
Read MoreWigan Athletic managed to come into form at just the right stage in the season after a 4-1 win over Nottingham Forest in the league. This victory was a feather in the cap for manager Uwe Rosler, whose team have now edged into the playoffs position.
During the regime of Owen Coyle, Wigan only managed six wins from 18 matches. They have already managed to get nine victories from the 14 matches under Rosler. This win over Nottingham Forest was extremely crucial since it will be followed by the match against Manchester City in the FA Cup.
Read MoreThe Wigan Athletic fans who were expecting new signings during the mid season transfer window might not get their wish fulfilled as the newly appointed manager of the club, Uwe Rosler, is not in a mood to spend that much money in January. He might be making one or two loan signings, but, the permanent signings are not supposed to be made.
Read MoreOwen Coyle, the manager of Wigan Athletic has stated that his team has agreed a contract ‘in-principle’ to sign a striker. It is believed that they would get Will Keane of Manchester United on loan. Even though the Wigan manager did not specifically name Will Keane, yet it is believed by most people that it is the twenty year old forward who is on his way to Wigan.
Read MoreWigan were recently defeated 5-0 by Manchester city in the third round of the League cup. This was a rematch of the FA cup final of last season in which the Championship club managed a stunning upset over the former Premier league champions.
However, there was no upset this time around as city comfortably cruised to a victory. The win was in no doubt throughout the encounter because city were better than Wigan in every aspect. They will now play in the fourth round of the competition looking to go all the way.
Read MoreWigan Athletic recently appointed former Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle as a replacement for Roberto Martinez, who departed for Everton a few weeks ago. Immediately after taking over, Coyle has been looking to bring his own players into the club.
He has now revealed that he may sign as much as three strikers before the end of the transfer window. Wigan recently lost the services of Ivory Coast international Kone to former manager Roberto Martinez. Coyle will be looking to replace him with another striker, while also strengthening the team that has lost Franco di Santo.
Read MoreWigan manager Roberto Martinez, who has enjoyed a turbulent season with Wigan this season, has said that he will review his position at the club in the next few weeks. Martinez managed to help Wigan to win their first ever FA Cup title. However, he also was responsible for relegating Wigan to the Championship only a couple of days later.
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