Martinez: I don't fear Latics axe

21 August 2010 12:04
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez insists he does not fear the sack at the DW Stadium, despite Latics' difficult start to the season.[LNB] Latics take on Premier League champions Chelsea on Saturday, still licking their wounds from an opening day humiliation at the hands of Blackpool.[LNB]Martinez's men were soundly beaten 4-0 by the top-flight new-boys on their home patch last weekend, and the manager will now be looking for a response from his side.[LNB]However, the Blues smashed Wigan 8-0 on the final day of the last campaign and next week Latics travel to Tottenham - the scene of their infamous 9-1 defeat last term.[LNB]Martinez has the backing of chairman Dave Whelan and insists that even if his team lose all three games comfortably, he will not fear the chop[LNB]"The sack does not worry me," he told the Daily Express. "I don't think you can approach any job in football, in life even, with fear. [LNB]"The moment you do that you are going to fail.[LNB]"Whatever people think or say, your approach to your job has to be perfect. That is all you can control."[LNB]The Spanish coach believes that he will be judged on the team's standing next May rather than in the first month of the season.[LNB]"Halfway through the season is when we need to assess how well we have gelled and how the season is going," he added.[LNB]"It does not bother me after three games where we are going to be in the table. [LNB]"What interests me is the level of performance of the team and where we are going to be in the table in the second week in May."

Source: Team_Talk