Blackpool boss wants players to focus on their job first and foremost

Ian Evatt has reminded his Blackpool players of the incentive for victory when they host Peterborough United on Saturday.

The Seasiders are back at Bloomfield Road, where they have won four of their last five in taking 13 points from 15.

Blackpool head coach Ian Evatt Photo: Gareth Evans/Blackpool FCplaceholder image
Blackpool head coach Ian Evatt Photo: Gareth Evans/Blackpool FC

Easter Monday’s loss at Stevenage, combined with Exeter City’s defeat of Doncaster Rovers, leaves Pool only two points clear of the drop zone in 20th.

However, the congested nature of League One’s bottom half means a win tomorrow would see the Seasiders pull level with the weekend’s visitors.

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Evatt said: “It’s all in our hands, we have to take care of our own business.

“I think if we beat Peterborough – who are 13th – we'll be level on points with them, which is crazy.

“That’s our aim, to make sure we do what we need to do and then once, hopefully, we've done that we can start to look at the bigger picture.”

Evatt made three changes on Easter Monday, having seen his players collect three points against Exeter on Good Friday.

Having explained those tweaks as a consequence of the different tests provided by different teams, the Bloomfield Road boss doesn’t anticipate too much of a contrast in terms of the opposition’s tactical set-ups in the last four games.

He added: “Exeter at home is completely different to Stevenage away.

“When we were there (Stevenage), it was a typical end-of-season pitch; really dry, not much grass on it and tight.

“That’s what this league is, it throws up so many challenges and Stevenage is completely different to Peterborough at home.

“We’ll pick a team that we think can execute what we want to do.

“There’s going to be highs and lows, there have been all season.

“Three weeks ago, we’d have snapped our hands off at 10 points from five games.

“We know what we need to do to continue that and these two home games (Peterborough and Leyton Orient) are crucial.

“It’s good there’s some consistency for the remainder of the season.

“All the teams are playing similar set-ups, similar systems, so it’s easier to plan for.

“Most are back four and 4-2-3-1, so we know what we need to do.”

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