Living proof that is no one is easy
By Chris O'KeefeIf Wigan succeeded in doing anything this weekend it was to show that the might and the money of a team such as Chelsea will not steamroller lower teams.
Ok, this conclusion is based on one game but Wigan showed the rest how it is done. Even the likes Frank Lampard can be ruffled. Such was the Latics' impact on proceedings that Jose Mourinho was forced to change his entire forward with three substitutions.
To be honest Arjen Robben and Eidur Gudjohnsen did not have their best games by any stretch but the point was that it was Wigan's good play that forced those changes.
Wigan's greatest asset in their first performance was no individual, it was their energy!
Sure they started to tire but only slightly. And the fact that Sky Sports summariser Andy Gray, in his initial disscussion for a Man of the Match, could not pick one player but many Wigan Athletic players.
Another sign of how Chelsea were humbled was the embrace from Jose Mourinho to Wigan manager Paul Jewell. Indeed the Chelsea manager was full of praise for the performance of the newly promoted side.
"I feel sorry for Wigan because with their commitment, spirit and organisation, they didn't deserve to lose," he said.
Speaking after the game Paul Jewell was far more upbeat despite the defeat.
He said: "We have to take positives. Our effort, organisation and determination was good. The only negative was the score.
"At the end, Jose Mourinho said to me 'you don't deserve to lose' and that was big of him but in football you do not always get what you deserve."
posted by C O'K @ 6:50 pm
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