Wigan Athletic boss hails match-winner Scott Smith

Wigan Athletic boss Shaun Maloney praised Scott Smith after his winning goal against Blackpool at the DW Stadium

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00:00 It's been amazing since I've come in really.

00:04 It was one of my first days when I came to the club.

00:07 He'd been on loan at Tokyo and he came to see me and asked to train with the first team.

00:11 So at that point, he wasn't even training with the first team.

00:15 And then this season he's been growing really hard.

00:18 He's played right back, right wing back.

00:21 Today was quite tough for him because I asked him to defend in a wide area

00:24 and then actually with the ball be a 10.

00:27 How you see him play is exactly how he trains.

00:31 He's a credit to the academy really.

00:34 He's a massive winging fan as well.

00:37 He deserves a day like today.