Jimmy and Arjan Fine

Last updated : 31 October 2005 By Paul Farrington
Arjan De Zeeuw: Spat was Passion
However both players have now made up and understand that the arguement was the desire of both players to win.

De Zeeuw said: "It's the passion of the game. Sometimes you say something you don't mean. We were both annoyed at the way we had played in the first half, and I said something to Jimmy and he said something to me, and these things happen.

"He wants to win, I want to win. I went to him afterwards and we talked about it and it's fine."

The Latics skipper has also spoke about the secret behind the Latics success so far this season being the workrate and team ethic that the squad has.

"The whole team is playing its part," said de Zeeuw. "You only have to see how hard people are working. We're putting the work rate in every week and we're striving for every possible opportunity.

"The gaffer hammers home the point to us about chasing lost causes and we do that, and it is creating chances and we are taking them."