{"id":649520,"date":"2026-06-20T20:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/649520\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T20:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:44:12","slug":"final-20-minutes-did-my-head-in-says-matt-peet-as-wigan-warriors-fall-apart-after-60-minute-york-knights-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/649520\/","title":{"rendered":"Final 20 minutes “did my head in” says Matt Peet as Wigan Warriors fall apart after 60-minute York Knights massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Wigan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Wigan Warriors may have scored 72 points against York Knights this afternoon, but boss Matt Peet was less than impressed with the 20 points conceded.<\/p>\n

Scoring all their points in the first hour, the final quarter of the game would see the home side take control, and as a result they were able to score four consolation tries.<\/p>\n

Wigan got off to an amazing start, with Sam Eseh opening the scoring inside the opening minute. The Warriors were 22-0 up after 15 minutes, and had doubled their advantage to 44 at the half-time break.<\/p>\n

Five further tries increased the score to 72-0, with many at that point checking the history books to see whether Wigan could break some records.<\/p>\n

However, the final 20 was far from ideal for the away side, and that was the big talking point post-match for boss Peet.<\/p>\n

Summing up the game, he said to Sky Sports:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m not sure, to be honest. We got a chance to show our skill with the ball a few times\u00a0and plenty of open space, but the last 20 minutes did my head in a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026I certainly would have taken this result on the way over.\u00a0It\u2019s always got the opportunity to go in another direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got the start pretty good.\u00a0But yeah, standards are going to be a bit better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peet was asked if a hangover or fall-off has to happen at some point, given the fatigue that has gone into some of the performances and wins over the last month or so.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it has to,\u201d he replied: \u201cWe\u2019ll look after the lads in the week.\u00a0We\u2019re trying to train smart, so we\u2019re not working too hard in the week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud of our performance at the weekend, but we didn\u2019t get that right for the full 80 minutes, there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked whether the chase for top spot in the league, and a potential Old Trafford trip, is still on the cards, he replied: \u201cYeah, we\u2019d love all that. We\u2019d love all that.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s all clich\u00e9.\u00a0We\u2019ve just got to work hard this week, and Hull will be ready next week. So there\u2019s plenty of improvement in us, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n

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