Gary Caldwell believes Wigan Athletic will see a much better head coach a decade on from his last spell in charge after being appointed by the club for the second time.<\/p>\n
Caldwell, 43, opted to leave Exeter City and return to Wigan where he previously spent six seasons as a player and 18 months in the dugout from April 2015.<\/p>\n
“I am so different to when I left this club 10 years ago. The experiences I have had good and bad have really shaped me as a coach,” he told BBC Radio Lancashire.<\/p>\n
“The job I have done in three and a half years at Exeter show that I can overachieve with what I’ve got and I have to do the same again here to get us out of this situation.<\/p>\n
“I came back because I love the football club and think the club should be in a better position than it is. I think I can help take the club further up the league and even more than that in the future take them out of this league and back up towards the Premier League.”<\/p>\n
Caldwell played 100 games in the top flight for Wigan and led them as captain to a shock FA Cup win at Wembley against Manchester City in 2013.<\/p>\n
After hanging up his boots in the 2014-15 season, he accepted the challenge of trying to keep a relegation-threatened Latics in the Championship.<\/p>\n
Although he was unable to achieve that Caldwell brought them back as League One champions in 2016 only to lose his job in October of that year after a poor start to the following season.<\/p>\n
Caldwell went on to have spells at Chesterfield and Partick Thistle before taking charge of Exeter in 2022, racking up 180 games in charge at St James Park.<\/p>\n
Wigan, who were beaten 4-0 by Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday, have been without a permanent manager since parting company with Ryan Lowe<\/a> on 7 February.<\/p>\n Caldwell inherits a side who are without a league win in eight games, having lost the last four, and are 22nd in the League One table, a point from safety. The length of his contract has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n