Paul Kendrick looks back on the last 10 years and picks his Latics 'Team of the Decade'...how does it compare to yours?
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GOALKEEPER: ALIALHABSI- Arrived at the DW initially on a 12-month loan from Bolton in 2010, soon made the No.1 spot his own and the move was made permanent the following summer. Undisputed first choice for majority of his five-year stay, was on the bench for the FA Cup final after playing in the semi-finalwin overMillwall. Photo: Bp
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CENTRE-BACK: EMMERSON BOYCE- Spent most of his Latics career at right-back, but switches to centre-back to accommodate James. Equally adept at the heart of the defence, once referred to by Steve Bruce as 'my Steady Eddie' on account of his consistency and reliability. Captain on the club's greatest day at Wembleyin May 2013. Photo: Bp
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RIGHT-BACK: REECE JAMES-Joined Laticsin 2018 as a boy with no senior football experience, returned to Chelsea 12 months later a man with a glittering future ahead for club and country. Wasted right-back and ended up in midfield, top drawer set-piece and crossing delivery...as Paul Cook mused: 'He's man of the match every week'. Photo: Bp
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CENTRE-BACK: DAN BURN- Only spent two-and-a-half years with Latics but, after a shaky start, left his mark with a level of performance that saw him named player of the year in his first season and in the League One 'team of the year' in his second campaign. Now starring back in the Premier League at Brighton. Photo: Bp