Northampton Town boss Keith Curle a big admirer of Neil Critchley and his Blackpool side

Curle's side make the long trip to the Fylde Coast this evening to take on the Seasiders in league action.

Northampton, who are currently hovering just one point and one position about the League One dropzone, will be looking to claim a first league win of 2021, just like Pool.

“As a good team, Blackpool have perhaps gone under the radar a little bit sometimes and haven't always got the credit they have deserved and that's a little unfair,” Curle said.

"Neil Critchley has come in from Liverpool with some fresh ideas and he’s implementing his own style.

“You can see that in the way they play and their movement and we will need to try and counteract that. They don’t just have one way of playing though, they have a plan B and I’m a big admirer of Gary Madine.

“It’s another challenge for us but we are ready and raring to go."

Northampton come into the game off the back of an unplanned, extended break having not played in the league since January 2.

The Cobblers, who did take on MK Dons in the EFL Trophy last week, saw their weekend game against Oxford United called off due to a waterlogged pitch.

“That was frustrating because the players were all geared up for it," Curle said.

"But the referee deemed the surface unsafe with the huge amount of rain there had been.

“We went and trained instead and we’ve had a little bit more time to embed the new players into the group.

"From a supporters' point of view, with the game being off it might mean some supporters are allowed in to the stadium to watch the game when it is re-arranged, we will have to wait and see."

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