Pollitt wants Wigan to bounce back

27 August 2009 14:22
Veteran Wigan goalkeeper Mike Pollitt is urging his team-mates to shrug off any feelings of self-pity going into the Barclays Premier League match against Everton on Sunday.[LNB]Pollitt, standing in for Chris Kirkland, was left distraught after the 4-1 defeat by Blackpool in the Carling Cup.[LNB]Wigan have now lost three successive matches with Manchester United and Wolves taking maximum points after they won the opening game at Aston Villa. It is a worrying time for new manager Roberto Martinez and Pollitt issued a rallying call.[LNB]He said: "If we go to Everton feeling sorry for ourselves, you know it's going to happen again.[LNB]"We are professional footballers and our lives revolve around the game. We have got to think long and hard about our performance and aim to put it right.[LNB]"Everything is new at the moment but we've got to start hitting the ground running because if we do not do that, we could find ourselves trailing behind."

Source: Eurosport