Wigan Athletic -- Aim High --

Club Information:
Name: Wigan Athletic FC (Latics)
Ground: DW Stadium
Manager: Roberto Martinez
League: Barclays Premier League
Last Season: 16th
Rivals: Bolton

Stadium Information
Name: DW Stadium
Former Name: JJB Stadium (1999 - 2009)
Opened - 1999
Capacity: 25,138
Surface: Grass
Used By: Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors

Manager
Name: Roberto Martinez
Age: 37
P.O.B: Balaguer, Spain
Players
Goalkeepers
Chris Kirkland
Mike Pollitt
Ali Al-Habsi (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
Defenders
J.Samuel
Antolín Alcaraz
Gary Caldwell
Steven Caldwell
Emmerson Boyce
Ronnie Stam
Maynor Figueroa
Román Golobart
Midfielders
James McCarthy
Hendry Thomas
R.Majewski
James Wallace
Ben Watson
Charles N'Zogbia
Jordi Gómez
Tom Cleverley (on loan from Manchester United)
James McArthur
Mohamed Diamé
Daniël de Ridder
Jordan Mustoe
Victor Mosses
Strikers
Di Santo
Hugo Rodallega
Callum McManaman
Transfers In:
James Wallace - £1,500,000
J. Samuel - £1,800,000
R.Majewski - £2,000,000

Transfers Out:
Mauro Boselli - Undisclosed fee
Steve Gohouri - Undiscloed fee
Barclays Premier League Table
Pos Team_____ P__ W__ D__ L__ GF__ GA__ GD__ Pts
Teams will be included after match 5

Board season objectives:
Stay close to the middle of the table
* Please note this is my first Career Mode write up and i an not familiar with the use of graphics. I am playing on World Class match Difficulty, with 6 minute halfs. Also i will not be playing the pre season friendlies as i use that time to strengthen my squad.

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At first I read "I am high" I was like wtf? :)|||NEWS: New Formation Change
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has confirmed that Wigan Athletic will be changing their formation to a more attacking style of play.
The wigan manager has confirmed a move to 4-3-3 with two attacking wingers and a CAM in support of the striker.
"Last season we just about survived being relegated and this season i have decided that Wigan needs more of an attacking formation to help us aim high in the league. For this to happen the attacking formation style is cruicial in our plans to succeed, along with two or three extra additions to the squad" explained Martinez
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At first I read "I am high" I was like wtf? :)

Lol,yeah you can post now.|||NEWS: Wigan bid for J.Samuel and R.Majewski
Wigan Athletic have placed a bid for Bolton's J.Samuel aged 29 and Forest's R.Majewski aged 23, with Bolton and Nottingham Forest both likely to accept with the fees for both players above their current transfer valuation.
The fee for J.Samuel is reported to be £1,800,000 with £9,500 in wages and the fee for R.Majewski will be in the region of £2,000,000 with £7,000 in wages. According to Bolton and Nottingham Forest.
Roberto Martinez refused to comment on this matter, stating "All transfer negotiations will be tallked about once successful or unsuccessful"
Elsewhere in Wigan Athletics news, defender Steve Gohouri and striker Mauro Boselli have been placed on the transfer market.
Martinez confirmed this earlier today by saying "Steve (Gohouri) and Mauro (Boselli) have been placed on the transfer market because their services is no longer needed within the club"|||Aston Villa 1 - 1 Wigan Athletic
Delph: 62 Aston Villa
Mosses: 73 Wigan
Wigan Athletic come from behind to earn a lucky draw against Aston Villa at Villa Park.
Aston Villa dominated the first half with Delph twice coming close to scoring, with two powerful strikes making Wigan goalkeeper Kirkland produce two stunning saves to deny Aston Villa a goal.
Wigan Athletic's attacking style seemed at times to suit Aston Villa better with their counter attacking football, which meant Kirkland had to be in fine form.
From their counter attacking football Aston Villa had another superb chance with Delph chipping it to Reo Coker on the wing, then Reo Coker cutting into central midfield and producing a powerful shot towards goal, only for the post to deny him, but Downing had the follow up from Reo Coker's shot but Kirkland produced another world class save to deny him.
The second half Wigan seemed to get more control of the match with some good team play from Di Santo and McCarthy resulting in Wigan's first shot at goal from Di Santo which went over the crossbar.
S.Caldwell was to blame for Aston Villa's goal when he tried to dribble the ball up the field from his defence line and Delph tackled him and rifled a powerful shot past Kirkland into the top corner.
The goal prompted Martinez to make two changes to his team, with Cleverley coming on for McCarthy and Mosses coming on for De Ridder.
This provided Wigan with more pace on the right wing and when Mosses ran on to a through ball by N'Zogbia there was only going to be one outcome. Wigan equalised with a well placed low shot into the right of the goal.
Aston Villa stepped up their attacking play and nearly found an opening in the 90th minute with Reo-Coker's volley from Downing's corner which went just over.
-----------------Kirkland-----------------
--------G.Caldwell---S.Caldwell--------
Stam----------------------------Figueroa
-----------------Thomas-----------------
-----------McArthur----------------------
-------------McCarthy (Cleverley)------
De Ridder (Mosses)------------N'Zogbia
-----------------Di Santo----------------
Subs:
Ali Al-Habsi
Emmerson Boyce
Victor Mosses
Mohamed Diame
Tom Cleverley
Jordi Gomez
Hugo Rodallega|||Good luck! :) nice choice of team.|||

Good luck! :) nice choice of team.

Thanks. I don't support them, but i chose out of all the 3 and half star prem teams and it was out of Wigan, Newcastle, West Brom or Wolves.|||NEWS: Wigan sell two players and buy two replacements the same day
Wigan Athletic have been busy in the transfer market today with two players being sold and two replacements being brought to strengthen the squad. Defender Steve Gohouri aged 29 has been sold to French side Lorient for an undisclosed fee. Also striker Mauro Boselli aged 25 has been sold to Premiership rivals West Ham for an undisclosed fee.
Martinez apologieses "I apologise to Mauro (Boselli) he was brought not long ago and now i am in the position where i have to sell Mauro because of the formation change i introduced". Martinez continued "I would like to thank Steve (Gohouri) for his services for Wigan Athletic and i know he will do well at French club Lorient".
With the surprise departures of Gohouri and especially Boselli so soon after his arrival from Argentine side Estudiantes, Martinez quickly spent £4.050,000 on two new replacements with Bolton's J.Samuel (£1.8m) and Nottingham Forest's R.Majewski (2.25m).
Martinez was delighted and declared, "I needed an experienced Left Back and i heard J.Samuel was available for a decent price. Also im just has delighted as purchasing R.Majewski from Forest he is only 23 and has great potential to be a key figure for Wigan."
When asked if he had anymore transfers in mind, Martinez responded, "Yes, i want a young winger with good potential that has not been discovered yet and i would like to purchase a young midfielder that i can help devlope with Wigan."
It could be a number of young wingers and midfielders that have not discovered their potential yet, including Sanchez Watt, Max Gradel, Wallace, Henri Lansbury.
Who do you think Martinez will purchase?|||how do you do graphics and all this mate, please help ?|||

how do you do graphics and all this mate, please help ?

I don't know how to use graphics, but if you mean those basic pictures then i used photo bucket.|||
Wigan Athletic 4 - 1 Blackpool
Rodallega: 25 (Wigan)
Harewood: 43 (Blackpool)
N'Zogbia: 55 (Wigan)
Di Santo: 75 (Wigan)
Di Santo: 80 (Wigan)
Wigan Athletic produced an attacking masterclass to dominate premier league new boys Blackpool at the DW stadium.
Wigan Athletic dominated Blackpool all over the field from kick off to the final whistle with their new formation causing a positive affect on Wigan's main attacking players.
On the 10th minute Wigan was passing with great intensity and urgency to get their first goal. N'Zogbia ran on the left wing to reach McCarthy's chip, then N'Zogbia dribbled past Evatt and Catchcart with ease before seeing his powefull shot blocked by Crainey.
Wigan continued to press and on the 15th minute mark Thomas placed an expertly times through ball for Mosses, but somehow Mosses missed the easy tap in once he rounded the goalkeeper Kingson.
Blackpool were hanging on, but came into trouble on the 25th mintue when N'Zogbia played a one two pass with Watson, for Watson to pass it into the path of the running Rodallega who calmly placed the ball into the top right corner of the net from the edge of the box.
This left Blackpool in need of a more attacking approach and they started to weather the storm from Wigan, while producing their own chances at the Wigan goal.
On the 43rd mintue Harewood outpaced S.Caldwell to chip the shot in from 20 yards while the goalie was off his line.
The second half seen Wigan press for the win, with Blackpool pulling everyone except Harewood behind the ball.
This tactic worked with many interceptions for Blackpool, until the 55th minute when N'Zobia converted a penalty for Wigan, which resulted in Wigan goal ahead and Evatt recieveing a red card for his slide tackle on Mosses in the area.
On the 70th minute Martinez decided there needed to be a change and made three changes. Di Santo coming on for Rodallega, Cleverley coming on for Watson and Majewski coming on for McCarthy.
Five minutes later Majewski found Di Santo with a long through ball into the box for Di Santo to curl it past the goalie into the top of the net.
Then again five minutes later on the 80th minute Majewski found space in the area to hit a powerful shot onto the post, only for Di Santo to score a low placed shot from the rebound.
In the end a good win for Wigan who used their new attacking formation to a big advantage over Blackpool.
-----------------Kirkland-----------------
--------G.Caldwell---S.Caldwell--------
Stam----------------------------Figueroa
-----------------Thomas-----------------
-----------Watson (Cleverley)----------
-------------McCarthy (Majewski)------
Mosses--------------------------N'Zogbia
-------------- Rodallega (Di Santo)-----
Subs:
Ali Al-Habsi
Emmerson Boyce
Mohamed Diame
Tom Cleverley
R. Majewski
Jordi Gomez
Di Santo|||Good Win and Good Luck!|||Cracking win.|||

Good Win and Good Luck!

Yeah i dominated them, but it's only Blackpool. Thanks.

SamY39
Post 23/12/2010 16:10:15 Subject: Re:Wigan Athletic -- Aim High --
Cracking win.

Thanks.