Blackpool boss Ian Evatt has revealed a key trait he wants to see from his player moving forward

Ian Evatt wants his Blackpool side to be ‘borderline arrogant’ each time they set foot on the pitch on a match day.

The Seasiders boss believes more ‘swagger’ from his players is definitely something they need to work on if they are to climb out of League One relegation trouble and challenge at the top end of the division.

The Bloomfield Road outfit dropped to 22nd in the table on Thursday night after fellow strugglers Peterborough United secured an impressive 3-0 win over title-chasing Stockport County at London Road.

Victory at Leyton Orient on Saturday could see them once again climb over the Posh and even allow Blackpool to sit outside of the drop zone for the first time since the end of August.

But in order for the Seasiders to do that against opponents who beat them twice last season, Evatt believes his side need to display the necessary confidence levels.

The former Bolton boss said a lack of ego contributed to last weekend’s loss at Gary Bowyer’s Burton Albion, his first league loss since replacing Steve Bruce in the Bloomfield Road hotseat last month.

Yet it is a demand he’s been drilling into his players since that trip to the Pirelli Stadium as he continues to set out the guidelines he wants from his inherited squad. And it’s something Evatt will be judging the squad on as he constantly takes stock of how the team are adapting to his expectations.

Evatt: We’ve got a clear ideology of what we want to do

‘The good thing is now we've got a clear ideology of what we want to do. And when you've got a clear identity, it just means you can review it a lot easier and you can hold people accountable when they're not doing their jobs,’ said Evatt ahead of Saturday’s game at Brisbane Road.

“I think we're getting to that stage now. The players are getting used to it. They're getting to understand it more and more.

‘We reviewed what we did with the ball mostly on Saturday and there was lots we can do better. And as I said, I thought we lost a little bit of belief second half and went a bit safe.

“We've got to over-trust it if we want to become the team that I want us to be. We have to really play with a bit of a swagger and borderline arrogance at times. And I thought we lost our way a little bit Saturday.

“But as I said, that's to be expected. That's our third league game. We'd won the first two.

‘And it was a different kind of game where there was more impetus on us playing with the ball. We didn't quite do it how I want us to be and what I want us to look like.

“So great for learning, obviously disappointing to lose But we go again on Saturday.”

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