Daniel Wales and Charles Hague-Jones preview Wigan Athletic vs. Bristol Rovers.
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00:00So, Dan, looking at Bristol Rovers and obviously a huge home win in their last time out against
00:09Barnsley, obviously near the top of the table, they now need to turn attention to a side
00:14literally a place above them in the table, Wigan Athletic. As they go to Wigan, I mean,
00:21it's a massive, massive occasion. We mentioned inconsistency, we mentioned the sort of what-ifs
00:27if Bristol Rovers are to continue on some good form. But they need to go to places like Wigan,
00:33like Peterborough, the teams around them, those are the games that they certainly need to focus
00:38on winning. Obviously, any bonuses, beating the likes of Barnsley at home is fantastic for
00:43confidence and morale in the camp and obviously pushing them further away from the drop zone,
00:49which in all honesty seems quite set so far. But there's a long way of the season to go.
00:55I mean, a huge chance to sort of leapfrog Wigan as well, albeit they do have a game in hand over
01:01them. What do you see from this game? Do you see any drama? Do you see any specific side winning
01:09the game? Do you see a bit of a shared result or how would you sort of reflect if you are Bristol
01:14Rovers going into this one? Well, after the result they had at the weekend against Barnsley,
01:23they just need to carry on where they left off. Yes, they're going away from home, but
01:27anything that they can take from that game, that win against a top five side, going to play against
01:34a team who are right next to them in the league, only two points ahead of them. Of course, if they
01:38win, they'll leapfrog Wigan. They'll be absolutely fine. It's just a case of being consistent and
01:44making sure that they don't fall to pieces away from home. It won't be easy, of course. Wigan,
01:49of course, will want that three points just as much as Bristol Rovers do, but Bristol Rovers,
01:55they've got to have confidence from that Barnsley result. It's such a good win for them. Again,
02:00such a good side in the league this year. And so, as I say, if they can take anything from that,
02:04it'll be just the confidence, just the composure on the ball, taking of the chances when they come
02:09to them and not really conceding too many either. If they do all of that and do just as well as they
02:15did against Barnsley, they'll be absolutely sailing against Wigan Athletic. Wigan,
02:20not a bad side, not terrible, but they shouldn't have a match for a team who's just done that
02:25to a playoff contender. So for Inigo Calderoni, he's just got to get into his players and drill
02:30them that the fact that you are good enough and you've shown it against a much better side than
02:34Wigan, go out and do it again. Obviously, the difference is against a team perhaps of less
02:41quality. The game will probably take a different flow to it. It'll feel different because Wigan
02:46perhaps won't play with the same quality and confidence as Barnsley might have done,
02:49which might not play into Bristol Rovers' hands so much, but they've got to be able to adapt and
02:54quality, regardless of who you're up against, will shine through in some way, shape or form.