Wigan Athletic boss Roberto Martinez says they're now the pundits' "worst nightmare"!

Latics looked dead and buried at the midway point of the campaign, but a remarkable second half has seen them defy the critics once again.

"I always had the belief because I know the players and we did it last season," the Spaniard told the Wigan Observer.

"We have a young group with real energy. In our case, the youth and bravery we have in the young players allowed us to finish really strong.

"That was always in my mind, but more than anything it is the characters in the club.

"We have got 12 or 13 different nationalities in that dressing room but they have got a real responsibility.

"They want to represent Wigan in the right manner, and their standards on a daily basis are what you have seen on the pitch.

"To get the results we have of late and achieve something not many people predicted we would in December.

"I think we are a nightmare for pundits in world football."