Boyce: We must grind out results
February 08, 2012 11:06:22 UK
Wigan Athletic have been warned to sacrifice style for substance before it becomes too late to secure their Premier League survival.
Wigan's Emmerson Boyce is ready for a crunch showdown at Bolton.That's the message from Latics defender Emmerson Boyce, who fears his team could be cut adrift if they don't start registering wins - starting against fellow strugglers Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium this weekend.
Wigan are 3.60 to secure a third away win of the campaign, with the draw 3.30, while the Latics are now 26.00 to be relegated to The Championship at the end of the season.
Wigan are without a victory since 10th December and have picked up just four points from nine games, leaving them rooted to the bottom of the table.
An increasing concern is that the Lancashire outfit are now five points from safety and Boyce admits the clash with Bolton, who sit just two places above them, is a game they can't afford to lose.
The 32-year-old insisted: "We need to start picking up the three points now because we are getting too far behind.
We need to start picking up the three points now because we are getting too far behind.
Emmerson Boyce
"We are bottom of the league and even though we are playing well we need to start picking up results, because I'd rather be playing badly and picking up points to move us up the table.
"Bolton is a massive game which neither side can afford to lose, but we can go there full of confidence after our recent draw against Everton. We look at it as a game we need to win.
"There is a big confidence, we just need to learn how to grind out results now."
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