Friday 7 November 2014 11:47, UK
Uwe Rosler is in desperate need of a Wigan victory at Bolton on Friday night and the Latics manager would welcome a repeat of the first ever three points he secured against the same opponent.
Last December Wanderers visited the DW Stadium for Rosler's first home game in charge and the German immediately endeared himself to the Latics faithful with a thrilling 3-2 victory.
Wigan had raced into a 2-0 lead only to be pegged back against their rivals from 10 miles down the road before Callum McManaman scored the winner 22 minutes from time in a breathtaking contest.
"It's one of the games that I'll always have in my memory," recalled Rosler, whose side have won just four of their previous 23 contests in all competitions.
"You have certain games you'll never forget in good terms and that was one in good terms. What amazed me at that time was how we played after me only being here for a week.
"The way the players put on the pitch what I was asking...the first 45 minutes was absolutely electric. We were 2-0 up and it could have been 3-0 or 4-0.
"After that I saw in terms of energy we needed to work more on the training pitch. The second half was back to the walls but we showed a lot of character to come through this and we had a little bit of luck as well.
"The atmosphere, the performance in the beginning, the character in the second half and obviously the result will be a big memory."
The galvanising effect that Rosler had in his early days with Wigan is reminiscent of the upturn in fortunes Bolton have experienced since Neil Lennon arrived on the scene last month.
Lennon built up an impressive CV with Celtic in Scotland and Rosler concedes Wanderers' decision to appoint him to their managerial job was a wise one.
"It was a very good choice from Bolton to bring him in," Rosler added.
"He knows what it takes to have success and you're not successful with a massive club like Celtic, playing in the Champions League - getting out of the group stages, without being a good manager."
