Martinez: It's going to be a battle
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Martinez: It's going to be a battle
Martinez predicts fierce battle
2012-04-01 06:12:07Wigan manager Roberto Martinez feels that if the bottom sides continue to produce shock results then the relegation battle will go down to the final day of the season
Martinez: It's going to be a battle
His Latics produced their first home win in seven months to beat Stoke 2-0 on Saturday, while fellow strugglers QPR beat Arsenal 2-1 and Bolton beat doomed Wolves 3-2.
Martinez said after his team’s win: “The other results are going to be like this until the end of the season.
“We’ve been in this situation before and we know the last seven or eight games of the season the bottom five are going to pick up a lot of points and there’s going to be many twists and turns.
“You can only control your own fate. We need to have as many points as we can when May 13 arrives.
“I don’t think there is a bad team in this league and I don’t think there was a bad team last season. Everyone will be fighting until the end.
“Our last two fixtures are against Blackburn and Wolves, and it’s very difficult not to think it’s going to go down to the last day of the season, but we’re pleased with that because we’ve been through a difficult season. We had eight defeats on the trot and we’re very happy to be able to perform in the manner we do being in the bottom three positions.”
The win left the Latics second from bottom, but level on 28 points with QPR and Blackburn, while Bolton have 29 points.