That right there is the question. By every account we should have no problems against Wigan Saturday afternoon. We have the better squad, better players technically, we're a bigger club, we're higher in the table, and we haven't finished below them in the league for decades. But then again, that's the same thing that could have been said before the defeats to Fulham, Hull, and Stoke City.
Of course, I don't expect the loss in the Carling Cup in midweek to have any effect on the game whatsoever, seeing as the first team and reserve team's results never seem to go hand-in-hand. This leaves the squad with essentially our last match being against Chelsea. We of course won spectacularly there, but now we have to make the now dreaded drop in opponent quality to Wigan.
We know that the squad has had real problems beating so-called "easy" teams this season, so how are we going to be Wigan Saturday, and if we do win, why will we have done so?
The main thing we have going for us Saturday is that we are at home. Wigan at home has usually been a fixture we have won, and if the crowd actually make some noise during the match, the players may actually take heart from them and play harder.
Wigan will be pressing us hard physically, and we will have to break them down technically if we are to beat them Saturday afternoon. Our best chance may be to draw them out and hit them on the counter, but my fear is that this will be Wigan's exact strategy, and if it is and they are not tempted to come out then we will have to resort to Plan B. That is, cross it in for an Adebayor or Bendtner to head in. It's a strategy we frankly don't use enough and I think we may need to adopt in order to beat teams like Wigan or Stoke.
We seem to be able to counter attack excellently and work the ball out to the wings well. Now if we can just get some quality crosses in against Wigan I think we can beat them. But in reality, with our inconsistent form this season, I don't know what to predict. Will we win? Quite possibly. Will we drop points? Possibly. You just can't tell this season, and that's why we won't be winning the Premier League title this season.
Here's hoping for a good game against the Latics, a willingness to go to a Plan B if needed, and all three points and the end of the day. Till then,
Fab 4
Of course, I don't expect the loss in the Carling Cup in midweek to have any effect on the game whatsoever, seeing as the first team and reserve team's results never seem to go hand-in-hand. This leaves the squad with essentially our last match being against Chelsea. We of course won spectacularly there, but now we have to make the now dreaded drop in opponent quality to Wigan.
We know that the squad has had real problems beating so-called "easy" teams this season, so how are we going to be Wigan Saturday, and if we do win, why will we have done so?
The main thing we have going for us Saturday is that we are at home. Wigan at home has usually been a fixture we have won, and if the crowd actually make some noise during the match, the players may actually take heart from them and play harder.
Wigan will be pressing us hard physically, and we will have to break them down technically if we are to beat them Saturday afternoon. Our best chance may be to draw them out and hit them on the counter, but my fear is that this will be Wigan's exact strategy, and if it is and they are not tempted to come out then we will have to resort to Plan B. That is, cross it in for an Adebayor or Bendtner to head in. It's a strategy we frankly don't use enough and I think we may need to adopt in order to beat teams like Wigan or Stoke.
We seem to be able to counter attack excellently and work the ball out to the wings well. Now if we can just get some quality crosses in against Wigan I think we can beat them. But in reality, with our inconsistent form this season, I don't know what to predict. Will we win? Quite possibly. Will we drop points? Possibly. You just can't tell this season, and that's why we won't be winning the Premier League title this season.
Here's hoping for a good game against the Latics, a willingness to go to a Plan B if needed, and all three points and the end of the day. Till then,
Fab 4
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