Source: Team_Talk
Scotland relieved to end goal drought
Wigan striker Jason Scotland admits a load has been lifted from his mind after finally breaking his goalscoring duck in the Premier League.[LNB] The Latics hitman notched his first top-flight goal of the season against Fulham on Sunday at the 29th attempt.[LNB]The Trinidadian followed Roberto Martinez from Swansea to the DW Stadium last summer, having built a glowing reputation in the Football League.[LNB]He has struggled to replicate his form of the past at the highest level and was in danger of going an entire season without finding the target.[LNB]Such a fate has now been avoided, and Scotland insists he always believed he was capable of scoring goals against the best in the business.[LNB]"It was beginning to become a psychological thing, sure, but you just have to forget about it really," he told the Wigan Evening Post.[LNB]"You just have to take every game at a time, take every chance as it comes and just try to enjoy your football.[LNB]"If it comes, it comes. If it doesn't, it doesn't. You still have to keep plugging away.[LNB]"I've got a decent record against Fulham, maybe that's why the gaffer decided to start with me. I've scored there in the past and it was great to finally get off the mark."[LNB]While delighted to get on the scoresheet, Scotland was unable to help Wigan to any points at Craven Cottage as they slipped to a 2-1 defeat.[LNB]The Latics now sit four points above the drop zone, with just five games remaining in which to steer clear of trouble.[LNB]Scotland added: "We have five games left now and they're all cup finals. All the boys are only thinking about staying up. We just have to stick together and keep our heads up.[LNB]"In the position we are in, we can't afford to keep getting beat. By the time we got started on Sunday, it was 2-1 and that's difficult to take.[LNB]"But we have to learn our lesson. Every game is a cup final from now on, and we have to look at them all as winnable.[LNB]"The first one against Portsmouth next week is must-win, and hopefully we can get a result. We know it will be difficult, but we need to pick ourselves up as quickly as possible."
