Saturday saw the pitch as the key player in a game of little entertainment where neither side were able to impose themselves on that surface. Blackpool started brightly, with more movement than of late, and managed to get a couple of decent balls across the face of goal but were unable to get on to the end of them.
The longer the game went on though, the less the players were trusting the surface and resorted to going longer, playing into the defenders’ hands as a result. It could be said that the pitch is the same for both teams, but it’s us who has to play the most games on it, and it’s affecting confidence and the ability to attack as we would want, especially as we don’t have the personnel to play it long to a big man, hold it up and play from there. Four games without scoring tells its own story and one we must rectify and soon to go with our new found defensive solidity.
As part of that, the loan signing of Mackenzie shows promise, in that he came into the team and provided the commanding presence we’ve missed for quite a while. On that basis, Paul and his team seem to know what is required. I’d hope they are able to line up a forward from the same mould to give us an attacking focus.
Tuesday now becomes another crucial game, with Birmingham being another of those teams around us; for Ince to get his first win would be most opportune.
STARMAN: Gary Mackenzie
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