Monthly Archives: February 2011

Blackpool 3 – 1 Spurs

Posted on February 23, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

Spurs came to Bloomfield Road fresh from their Champions League excellence, whilst Ian Holloway had ten days to work with his squad since the draw with Aston Villa. Both managers faced selection dilemmas due to injuries to key personnel. However, … Continue reading →

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What’s in a pass – Revisited

Posted on February 16, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

Back in January this blog took a look at the passing of Blackpool and the role that it plays in their overall game plan. Then Blackpool were on 25 points and 8 games later they have only mustered up further 4 points. This decline … Continue reading →

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Blackpool v Aston Villa Review

Posted on February 13, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

This game turned out to be a fair result as both teams had chances to score more than the one goal a piece. Both managers threw very few surprises in to the mix as tactically this was a very plain … Continue reading →

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Dissecting the defence

Posted on February 11, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

Blackpool’s first season has been characterised by attacking football as the Tangerines have found goals relatively easy to come by. However, it is their defence that regularly comes under scrutiny and more so since their run of five defeats after the … Continue reading →

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Clinical Deficiencies – Everton v Blackpool

Posted on February 7, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

Louis Saha gave a masterclass in clinical finishing either side of Blackpool clinically punishing two mistakes made by Everton players. However, it was a double defensive substitution by Ian Holloway that failed to snuff out Everton’s attacks that swung the game back in David Moyes’ favour. Setting Up … Continue reading →

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The lost fluency – Blackpool v West Ham

Posted on February 3, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

West Ham outworked Blackpool in the central area of the pitch to record a deserved victory as Ian Holloway shuffled his team selection which ultimately appeared to disrupt the fluency that they have found at many stages this season. Setting … Continue reading →

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