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Martinez: Moses has much more to give

Since making the step up from the Championship where he rose to prominence with Crystal Palace, the 19-year-old has endured a stop-start career in the Premier League and has failed to hold down a regular starting berth.

While at Palace, the youngster was a reported target for a number of Europe’s big guns, including Arsenal and Real Madrid, and it was seen as a major coup for Wigan when Moses moved north after the Eagles had entered administration.

“He’s one of those exciting talents that you don’t see too often nowadays in football,” Martinez told Absolute Radio.

“He’s someone that relies on his raw talent and he’s someone that would enjoy playing on the street.

“He brings that excitement and that enthusiasm onto the football pitch.

“He knows the high expectations we have for him and how much we enjoy having him around."


“He started the pre-season really well and then he had a couple of knocks and that set him back a little bit but it was great to see him against Liverpool,” he added.

“He came out and he was a breath of fresh air. Then he came out against West Brom and had a massive impact on the game.

“So for a really young man he’s grown up so much that he’s going to give the Wigan Athletic fans many, many afternoons of good football.”


Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.