Dead man walking? Well, the 'keeper was good

A condemned men on death row was traditionally called "DEAD MAN WALKING," thus was the seemingly inevitable sense of his impending demise.
WIGAN seemed like a "dead team standing around" during their 3-1 loss at WOLVES today -- the Latics' eighth successive league defeat keeping the club rooted at the bottom of the PREMIER LEAGUE.
I like Wigan manager ROBERTO MARTINEZ. I admire the slick-passing playing style he promotes. I marvel at the world-class saves performed by goalkeeper ALI AL HABSI. I just don't see Wigan surviving in top-flight football this season.
I watched today's match on television, wincing at the glaring misses, misplaced passes and clumsy fouls on display from a pair of clubs in the bottom third of the league.
Wolves deserved to win because they were productive where Wigan were profligate.
Wigan looked -- apart from Al Habsi -- like 10 dead men walking. Or largely standing around, in this instance.