Wigan face off against their derby rivals Bolton this weekend in what is sure to be a feisty clash between the two, and boss Leam Richardson has now spoken to Wigan Today about the comments laid down by Wanderers manager Ian Evatt earlier in the week.
The Latics have had a fantastic start to their League One campaign after they were taken over by fresh owners and investing in their squad over the summer. It has paid off so far, with the club flying high near the promotion places in the table.
Bolton themselves have adapted well to the league, managing to be up amongst the play-off contenders so far despite only just being promoted from League Two.
Now, the two sides are set to face off in what should be an important and exciting match this weekend.
Bolton boss Ian Evatt spoke out earlier this week too to claim his side were 'the best team in the league' ahead of the tie. Bolton have certainly looked sharp and could be up there at the end of the season but it's early days in the season and is a bold claim by the boss.
Wigan themselves have been doing incredibly well but there were no such claims when Leam Richardson was quizzed about those comments from the former Chesterfield player. Instead, he told Wigan Today: "You’d have to ask why he’s saying they’re the best team in the league, because there’s another 20-plus teams in there. I think it’s great that he’s got so much confidence in himself and his players.
"He’s the leader of that team, so he’s got to profess that going forwards. Listening to Ian, he’s obviously happy in himself with that level of performance they’re delivering. But listen, leagues are won and lost in May, so wherever teams finish is where they deserve to.