"At least the team stayed up, that's the most important thing. I have enjoyed being at Wigan, the club has been very friendly to me, the players are good lads, and it's a nice place to live. Both my family and myself are interested in staying here.
"I need to be playing games but I blame myself for not having played very often. I have a big respect for Steve Bruce, he's a fantastic manager and a every good person.
"He came looking for me, gave me the opportunity to play in the Premier League, but I just didn't take my chance. I've only myself to blame.When I signed, I told the manager that I needed time to get settled in. I knew it would because it took me six months to do that when I went to Russia.
"I've just not had the confidence here, that comes from playing games. I must say Paul Scharner and Emmerson Boyce have been very good in the centre of defence so it was hard for me to get in."
Hagen is currently on loan with the Latics from Russian club Zenit St Petersburg who face former Latic Lee McCulloch's team Rangers in the final of the Uefa Cup at the City of Manchester Stadium tomorrow evening.
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