Graves
Well-known member
Blackpool: WDD
Preferred Formation 5-3-2
Recent form
Blackpool 2-0 Burton,
Exeter 0-0 Blackpool,
Blackpool 0-0 Port Vale
2nd round of the Carabao cup
Leyton Orient: LLL
Preferred Formation 4-2-3-1
Charlton 1-0 Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient 0- 4 Portsmouth
Wycombe 3-0 Leyton Orient
Knocked out of the first round of the Carabao cup
Look at their stats-
Discipline: lots of fouls committed during 3 league games
2 yellows
2 yellows
3 yellows, 1 red
Goals: only 2 scored in four games
Can we exploit this?
Possession: fairly similar to midweek visitors Vale, in that they usually have more of the ball, better passing but still end up without points come the 90 minutes.
Thoughts:
This is an opportunity. We are at home and we have not lost. But teams who are badly beaten can either turn up with low confidence or with a point to prove.
One of our first assumptions as fans, before a league ball has been kicked, is that teams who have come up might struggle and that teams who have come down might be strong enough to go back up at the first ask. Sometimes this is the case - Blackpool: recent Championship experience with players (and a returning manager) who have become used to playing at a higher level, having retained some quality and added to it.
Leyton Orient: Despite having had far less experience at this level, can their recent success in League Two encourage an upward trajectory in their new division?
But what does current form suggest?
Whilst it is far too early in the campaign to speak too conclusively (fans often agree that the Christmas period is a good judge of seeing who will end up at the top or bottom, . Yet it is important to consider that there are always exceptions- and us Seasiders know one such scenario well. A poor start with a late promotion push, or a good start and a disappointing mid table finish. Therefore, we could argue that Orient are poor starters but as they develop and adapt to this level, they could end up a strong, competitive side.
Blackpool we could say are a somewhat mixed bag so far- encouraging signs in the cup game aside, our opener against Burton was a good win with a case of ‘one half we were good, the other we really weren’t’ - which could be said against Port Vale, unfortunately minus the Lavery brace.
What have we done well?
Is the unpredictability of our first 11 throwing the opposition, or is Critchley still deciding which combinations of our fully registered squad work best ?
What do we lack?
How can we use Marv in the best way without the horrible recent ‘ball to feet’ fiasco?
I want to see a completely different game to last Saturday and Tuesday night and I think we will.
I think Connolly missing midweek means that he will definitely start. I think we may even see something unusual , like Dale in and Carey out. I can’t see us starting Lavery alone again…
What do you think?
UTMP.
Graves.
Preferred Formation 5-3-2
Recent form
Blackpool 2-0 Burton,
Exeter 0-0 Blackpool,
Blackpool 0-0 Port Vale
2nd round of the Carabao cup
Leyton Orient: LLL
Preferred Formation 4-2-3-1
Charlton 1-0 Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient 0- 4 Portsmouth
Wycombe 3-0 Leyton Orient
Knocked out of the first round of the Carabao cup
Look at their stats-
Discipline: lots of fouls committed during 3 league games
2 yellows
2 yellows
3 yellows, 1 red
Goals: only 2 scored in four games
Can we exploit this?
Possession: fairly similar to midweek visitors Vale, in that they usually have more of the ball, better passing but still end up without points come the 90 minutes.
Thoughts:
This is an opportunity. We are at home and we have not lost. But teams who are badly beaten can either turn up with low confidence or with a point to prove.
One of our first assumptions as fans, before a league ball has been kicked, is that teams who have come up might struggle and that teams who have come down might be strong enough to go back up at the first ask. Sometimes this is the case - Blackpool: recent Championship experience with players (and a returning manager) who have become used to playing at a higher level, having retained some quality and added to it.
Leyton Orient: Despite having had far less experience at this level, can their recent success in League Two encourage an upward trajectory in their new division?
But what does current form suggest?
Whilst it is far too early in the campaign to speak too conclusively (fans often agree that the Christmas period is a good judge of seeing who will end up at the top or bottom, . Yet it is important to consider that there are always exceptions- and us Seasiders know one such scenario well. A poor start with a late promotion push, or a good start and a disappointing mid table finish. Therefore, we could argue that Orient are poor starters but as they develop and adapt to this level, they could end up a strong, competitive side.
Blackpool we could say are a somewhat mixed bag so far- encouraging signs in the cup game aside, our opener against Burton was a good win with a case of ‘one half we were good, the other we really weren’t’ - which could be said against Port Vale, unfortunately minus the Lavery brace.
What have we done well?
- achieved consecutive clean sheets
- Strengthened our midfield
- Become more organised on and off the ball
Is the unpredictability of our first 11 throwing the opposition, or is Critchley still deciding which combinations of our fully registered squad work best ?
What do we lack?
- creativity
- Aggression
- Goals
How can we use Marv in the best way without the horrible recent ‘ball to feet’ fiasco?
I want to see a completely different game to last Saturday and Tuesday night and I think we will.
I think Connolly missing midweek means that he will definitely start. I think we may even see something unusual , like Dale in and Carey out. I can’t see us starting Lavery alone again…
What do you think?
UTMP.
Graves.
