Championship: Owen Coyle demands more from Wigan after draw at Doncaster

Owen Coyle: Thinks Wigan can do better

Owen Coyle wants Wigan to believe in themselves more after drawing 2-2 with Doncaster, whose boss Paul Dickov was happy.

In Tuesday night's Championship clash at the DW Stadium, Rovers nearly spoiled the party in Coyle's first home game in charge thanks to first-half goals from Theo Robinson and Chris Brown.
However, Shaun Maloney's smart free-kick 12 minutes after the break halved the deficit before Leon Barnett's 90th-minute leveller saved Coyle's blushes, making it 2-2 in the end.
Wigan's eight-year stint in the top flight ended last season and Coyle believes the current squad must switch their mindset when they fall behind now they are frequently expected to win games.
"When all too often in the Premier League you've been second favourites and you lose a goal against a quality team, there's a tendency to think you might not get back into it," said Coyle.
"What we've got to understand is even when that happens to ourselves in the Championship, we've got enough quality at any given time to come back in any game against any opposition and I felt the reaction wasn't good enough."
Despite that, Wigan's ability to salvage a draw in the second half pleased Coyle, who added: "When we came in at half-time, there was certainly one or two words spoken.
"The character, the resolve, the desire, everything I ask of teams of mine was there in abundance.
"The spirit they showed, the desire, the work-rate for each other in the second half is very pleasing. Obviously we need to make sure we're not giving teams two-goal head-starts but there were a lot of positives to take