Monthly Archives: April 2011

How a 3-5-2 might save Blackpool from relegation?

Posted on April 30, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

Wigan Athletic had just gone 3-0 up at Bloomfield Road, only minutes earlier Ian Holloway had made a treble substitution in order to salvage something from the game, with three goals needed Holloway had a rethink. That rethink may just … Continue reading →

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Narrow Margins – Blackpool 1 – 1 Newcastle

Posted on April 24, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

A much improved Blackpool team worked hard and dominated Newcastle for large parts of the game as the Tangerines gained another Premier League point. An early strike by Peter Lovenkrands was cancelled out by a DJ Campbell flick, but in … Continue reading →

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The long and the short of it

Posted on April 19, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

A feature of Blackpool’s football under Ian Holloway has been the quick tap free kick as they start another passing sequence instead of a clogging of a high ball forward deep in to the opposition half. When Craig Cathcart made … Continue reading →

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Error Prone – Blackpool 1 – 3 Wigan

Posted on April 17, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

Wigan took the points as they turned in a composed performance, taking advantage of chances handed to them by Blackpool. Blackpool on the other hand will want to forget this error strewn match as Ian Holloway continues his search for … Continue reading →

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‘Statting’ the narrative

Posted on April 15, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

The tactical elements of this game were covered very succinctly over on Zonal Marking, so this post is a brief look at the passing stats of the game and using them to back up the narrative set down by Zonal Marking. The … Continue reading →

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Intercepting a chalkboard

Posted on April 9, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

There are many aspects of football that fascinate, from wonder goals to the angled pass that opens up a seemingly impenetrable defence, however, very few people would say that the interception is something that stands out in 90 minutes of … Continue reading →

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Statuesque – Fulham 3 – 0 Blackpool

Posted on April 4, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

Bobby Zamora showed Blackpool’s forwards how to be incisive and decisive as Fulham controlled the key areas of the pitch and the game to record a deserved victory. For all the possession that Blackpool had, their forwards were too static, … Continue reading →

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