Wigan boss Roberto Martinez admits next 10 games could determine 20 years
Sunday 17 March 2013 15:22, UK
Image:Roberto Martinez: Wigan boss determined to avoid relegation
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez believes the next 10 Premier League games of the season could determine the club's future for the next 20 years.
Four for one
Martinez has needed to be astute in the transfer market throughout his time with Wigan and explained how he looks to reinvest the funds from the sale of one key player by bringing in four new faces.
He said: "Every big first-team player we lose has to be replaced, ideally by four players. Two young players and two experienced ones.
"Because unless you spend more money than you get in, you won't replace a player like-for-like in our league and (by signing four players) the margin of error is smaller, you allow signings more time and you go towards a younger group.
"The players who come to Wigan have to be very specific in technical ability and tactical awareness. When you're a possession team trying to avoid relegation you have to be very conscious of every move because you can leave yourself exposed and it puts players under great pressure to think all the time."
