Wigan Athletic rejoiced at their return to the Championship, but manager Gary Caldwell says that the club need to strengthen in almost every area of the pitch.
He says that failure to do so may result in a swift return to the League One. Only a few years ago, Wigan were winners of the FA Cup. However, relegation from the top division that campaign resulted in a slide, which has been arrested only now. Caldwell has been the manager to get Wigan back to the English second division. Even though this remains a huge achievement, the 34-year-old says that the real work only begins now.
There is even a possibility that the club may consider challenging for a swift return to the Premier league from this position. Due to the excellent facilities, it may not be long before Wigan attract top quality players to the DW stadium. Caldwellclaims that he is working extremely hard in order to secure players before their rivals take advantage of the availability. Wigan have the advantage of being aware of the league status much sooner than clubs from the play-offs. Wigan were promoted automatically after finishing two points ahead of Burton Albion.
Caldwell has also been named as the League One manager of the year.“I think we’ll need to strengthen everywhere next year.And we’ve spoken to the players and told them they’ll need to get better.I’ve told them they’re all Championship players now, they’ve earned that right.But with that comes responsibility, and a standard they have to live up to.Over the summer they’ll have to be ready to come back and improve even more. I’ll get a week away with the kids, but even then I’ll still be on the phone, doing certain things,” said Caldwell about the plans for the summer.
