Manager Lee Johnson has been praising Athletic's new centre-back pairing, Adam Lockwood and James Wilson, and claims they are ready to keep more clean sheets. The last four games have seen the Latics unbeated and the boss hopes that the trend will continue at Bradford.
He said, “The problem with James Wilson and Adam Lockwood is that they have had to get fit through games. Now they are. Locky is your organiser and Wilson is your pace and cover - and he was better in the air against Brentford. I was pleased with those two — as I was at Orient and Crewe. They are starting a good little partnership.”
“The lads should have a lot of confidence. We knew these players had to gain their fitness from within games because we had to pick up the crumbs and chuck together a side of freebies and ‘unwanted’ players. I am pleased for them — but there’s a lot of work to do yet. We have to go to Bradford and put in a similar performance.”