Despite picking up four valuable points on the road we were still in the relegation mix, but Saturday’s win against Burnley finally makes the table more pleasant reading. In all truth, the margin of victory deserved to be greater than the one vital goal we scored, with Blackpool starting brightly and playing some decent football to carve open some good chances, only for the likes of Delfounseo and Ince to mishit when close in. Phillps continued his recent return to form but hit three or four shots over the bar. Nil-nil at half time was somewhat disquieting as we had nothing to show for dominating the game, while Burnley had come close in their intermittent forays forward.
The second half continued in the same vein, but we managed to break the deadlock with a magnificent strike from Ludo Sylvestre. Over the last few weeks he’s come in from the periphery to be a key figure in the midfield, linking play well and now adding goals to his repertoire. As a consequence, the team has looked more balanced, with the defensive solidity brought in by Ince with the pairing of Mackenzie and Broadfoot now providing a base for a more dangerous look to us going forward.
It’s been a while but we finally have a defensive pairing who relish a physical challenge and also provide a threat from set pieces.
I’d like to think that we have more or less assured safety now and consideration needs to be given to signing up the bulk of this season’s team for a serious challenge next term.
STARMAN: Ludo Sylvestre
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