Martinez has plans for Thomas

20 June 2011 11:44
Roberto Martinez has told Hendry Thomas he still has a future at Wigan despite his lack of involvement towards the end of last season.[LNB] The Honduras international midfielder, entering the final year of his contract, did not feature in the Premier League after February 1.[LNB]That was partly due to the form of youngster James McCarthy after his return to fitness, but Martinez believes the 26-year-old Thomas will provide valuable competition in central midfield after benefiting from a summer break.[LNB]"It can be difficult to keep people happy who are not in the team, but what's important is that the player realises it's a team game and everyone is going to have good and bad moments," the Latics manager told the Wigan Evening Post.[LNB]"Hendry is a player who needs to be at 100% from a physical point of view to be able to do himself justice and play his usual high-intensity game.[LNB]"Although he started the season really well he paid the penalty for playing in the World Cup last summer and not having a proper rest.[LNB]"The Premier League can be a really cruel competition in that respect and the season was probably a bit too long for him.[LNB]"Hopefully he'll come back for pre-season raring to go and will be able to rediscover that intensity that we all associate with Hendry.[LNB]"If he can do that, he'll give us even greater competition for places in that midfield."

Source: Team_Talk