Fleetwood identify 'two key areas to exploit' Wigan Athletic

Wigan Athletic have 'two key areas' that this weekend's opponents Fleetwood Town are hoping to 'exploit'.
Latics are in a good run of form - in contrast to FleetwoodLatics are in a good run of form - in contrast to Fleetwood
Latics are in a good run of form - in contrast to Fleetwood

That's according to the Cod Army's temporary manager Simon Wiles, who says his side will rock up to the DW full of hope and belief despite six matches without a win and three defeats in a row.

"We've looked at their formation, we've looked at their previous results and performances, and there are a couple of key areas we feel we can really exploit with some of the individuals we've got," said Wiles, who is steering the ship following the shock departure of Joey Barton earlier this month.

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"It won't be too much worrying about what Wigan can bring, but more focusing on what we can bring with the players out there.

"Let's think about us a little more. If we can get out of the blocks in that first 15, 20 minutes, let's take the lead, start dictating the game and let's work really hard to get the three points.

"We've got the details about Wigan but a lot of the way we've approached the players is about what we're about and how we're going to approach it.

"They've got some good young players, they've got a real togetherness and I know Leam Richardson.

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"I haven't seen him for many, many years, but I know of him and I can only imagine how he'll have his team set up.

"They've got honest players, they're going to make it difficult for us to try and play and we have to make sure we're better than them in that department.

"We want our football to take care of itself, in the way we feel we can exploit Wigan.

"It's going to be a really intriguing game and it's one we're really looking forward to."

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