Lam previews Warrington
- Adrian Lam looks ahead to Wigan’s Betfred Super League clash with Warrington Wolves.
- Lam: “We’ve got to make sure that tactically we are on it.”
- Warrington Wolves v Wigan Warriors, Wed 28th July, Halliwell Jones Stadium, 7:45pm K.O.
Adrian Lam says he’s expecting to see a very different Wigan performance than the last time they faced Warrington when the two meet this Wednesday.
The Cherry and Whites take on Warrington in the first of two fixtures this week, with Leigh Centurions visiting the DW Stadium on Sunday following Wednesday’s bout with the Primrose and Blues.
When the two last met in June, Steve Price’s men came out on top against an injury hit Warriors side.
Speaking to the media on Monday ahead of the fixture, Lam begun by discussing the opposition.
“Last time we played then we got embarrassed really. We limped into the game with injured players and little confidence.
“We will be a very different team this week and we are looking forward to it. We’ve got to make sure that tactically we are on it.
“It’s one of those derby games where there’s no love lost. I’m looking forward to our team competing at a higher level than we did last time around.”
After turning in an impressive performance last week in the full back role, the head coach gave praise to the ability and commitment of Jackson Hastings.
“He’s like a teenage kid with a rugby ball in the back yard, he just wants to play, he just loves it. He’s played a number of positions for us over the last couple of years and you could probably put him up front for Man City and he’d have a go.
“We’ve had to persist with him at full back and he did that the best so far last week, setting up four tries.”
With his press conference coming shortly after the announcement of Wigan’s 21-man squad for the Round 16 tie, (Read in full HERE), Lam gave an update on the players coming back into contention.
“We’ve got both Liam Byrne and John Bateman coming into consideration. We’re gonna give John right up until kick-off to be right for this game. He’s obviously an important part of our team.
“It’s just nice to have two fresh bodies coming back in and should have another one back every week for the next few weeks.”
