Category Archives: Blackpool

Blackpool v Chelsea – Deep & Counter

Posted on March 8, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

“We are going to try to keep our defence a little deeper, bring the midfield a little deeper, and then hopefully counter-attack them”. Ian Holloway. Ian Holloway had made no secret of his plan prior to the game and for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackpool, Blackpool FC, Chelsea, Ian Holloway, Match Analysis, Tactics | Tagged 4-4-2, 4-5-1, David Vaughan, Didier Drogba, Keith Southern, Salomon Kalou, Stephen Crainey | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Blackpool, Blackpool FC, Charlie Adam, Formation, Harry Redknapp, Ian Holloway, Match Analysis, Spurs, Tactics | Tagged 4-3-3, Blackpool FC, Charlie Adam, Elliot Grandin, Ian Holloway, Spurs | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Blackpool, Blackpool FC, Charlie Adam, Ian Evatt, Ian Holloway, Pass Completion, Players | Tagged Blackpool FC, Charlie Adam, David Vaughan, Guardiola, Ian Evatt, Ian Holloway | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Blackpool, Blackpool FC, Defence, Formation, Full Backs, Ian Evatt, Pass Completion, Players, Tactics | Tagged Blackpool FC, Craig Cathcart, Ian Holloway, Neil Eardley, Stephen Crainey | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Blackpool, Blackpool FC, Charlie Adam, David Moyes, Everton, Formation, Full Backs, Ian Holloway, Match Analysis, Players, Tactics | Tagged 4-1-4-1, 4-3-3, Blackpool FC, Charlie Adam, Elliot Grandin, Everton, Ian Holloway, Louis Saha | 11 Comments

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 →

Posted in Blackpool, Blackpool FC, Charlie Adam, Formation, Ian Holloway, Match Analysis, Players, Tactics, West Ham United | Tagged 4-3-3, 4-4-2, Blackpool FC, Charlie Adam, Ian Holloway, Scott Parker, West Ham | 4 Comments

Sunderland Review

Posted on January 23, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

Steve Bruce lost Darren Bent to Aston Villa this week and Daniel Welbeck to injury, but arguably it helped to define his team selection and he reaped the benefits. Ian Holloway will be happy with the way the game ended, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackpool, Blackpool FC, Charlie Adam, Ian Holloway, Match Analysis, Sunderland, Tactics | Tagged 4-3-3, 4-5-1, Blackpool FC, Charlie Adam, Ian Holloway, Jordan Henderson, Steve Bruce, Taylor-Fletcher | 11 Comments

What’s in a pass?

Posted on January 6, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

Blackpool have spent most of their inaugural Premier League season sticking to a passing game that was at the centre of their promotion from the Championship. It forms a part of the slightly patronising term, ‘a breath of fresh air’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackpool, Blackpool FC, Ian Holloway, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Match Analysis, Pass Completion, West Bromwich Albion | Tagged Blackpool FC, Ian Holloway | 5 Comments

Dimension of adventure – A full back story

Posted on December 23, 2010 by tangerinedreaming

This season and last, Blackpool has been lauded for their adventurous approach to playing the beautiful game. The majority of the mainstream media point to the influence Charlie Adam has had on the way that Blackpool play. However, one player doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackpool, Blackpool FC, Defence, Formation, Full Backs, Ian Holloway, Players, Tactics | Tagged 4-3-3, Blackpool FC, Charlie Adam, Ian Holloway, Neil Eardley, Stephen Crainey | 7 Comments

Spurs – Match Preview

Posted on December 17, 2010 by tangerinedreaming

Harry Redknapp divides opinion across the country, but one thing is for sure, he guided his Spurs team in to the Champions League and along with that managed to progress in to the second phase. Yet again another quality side … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackpool, Blackpool FC, Formation, Gareth Bale, Harry Redknapp, Ian Holloway, Match Preview, Players, Spurs, Tactics | Tagged 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3, 4-4-1-1, 4-4-2, Blackpool FC, Charlie Adam, David Vaughan, Elliot Grandin, Gareth Bale, Harry Redknapp, Ian Holloway, Keith Southern, Ludovic Sylvestre, Peter Crouch, Spurs | Leave a comment