The early stages of the 2016-17 season of the English League Championship of Wigan Athletic has been a forgettable one as they have lost 5 matches, drawn 1 and only won 1 game out of their initial 7 games of the season.
These consistent defeats has left Wigan Athletic on the bottom spots of the English League Championship as they are located at the 23rd spot after only being able to collect 4 points from the possible 21.
Gary Caldwell is the head coach of Wigan Athletic and the 34 year old Scottish manager tried to pump his squad up with a positive vibe as he said: “We’ll be going to Norwich to win. We always set up that way, regardless of what kind of run we’re on. As a player you have to adopt a mentality of putting defeats to the back of your mind and try to perform and win the game. It will be a tough challenge, but I believe this group of players can go there and perform.”
That is the statement which was released by Caldwell before his squad had faced off with Norwich City and ultimately lost 1-2 on September 13.
Not only is Wigan Athletic suffering consistent defeats but the team of Gary Caldwell has also seen one of their more influential players as the summer signing Nick Powell was unable to play against Norwich City due to a groin problem that the 22 year old midfielder has recently been suffering from.
It still remains uncertain as to how long Nick Powell will be on the sidelines but having such a key player out of action for a club that has been struggling so much to snatch a convincing victory is a huge blow for Wigan Athletic and this could lead to even more defeats which is not what the recently promoted club wanted to go through.
