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Defensive stats as per Opta:
- 25 goals conceded from an xG of 15.05
- highest shot conversion rate in the division of 18.8%
- 6th for %age of shots conceded in the box
- O’Donnell with a goals prevented rate of -4 - in 3 games!

We’re letting teams take shots in our box, they’re all going in.

Now 76 points from 76 games away from home dating back to the start of the 2021/22 season. Pool have lost 50% of those games. #UTMP

EFL League One match summary for Leyton Orient vs Blackpool
Date: 2024-11-09
Full match report: http://www.mclachbot.com/match_summary?matchid=3c08d01efd5a6a472dd78267fc3d8347c45ba7ac8804189ee0395cb09f885bc1

No patterns of play. No defensive shape. Blackpool under Bruce just looking consistently poor right now.

Piece from the brilliant Not The Top 20 talking about the “data darlings” that are Blackpool youtu.be/1dB1mOw7Cpw?...

EFL League One match summary for Blackpool vs Burton
Date: 2024-09-28
Full match report: http://www.mclachbot.com/match_summary?matchid=eb8a9af7f79cdefa59179477069fe6c552ad9d8063eb4dd10d35b80d7b06717b

L1 PPDA stats to date. Huddersfield game the highest PPDA of the season. Lower intensity press a plan or symptom of tiredness? #utmp

EFL League One match summary for Huddersfield Town vs Blackpool
Date: 2024-09-24
Full match report: http://www.mclachbot.com/match_summary?matchid=955210488be6ae7d2955dcfdba3e904dc3363a8eacf833de01bdd0ed2af76968

FotMob with a particularly low xG of 0.7 from Saturday. Other models are higher, but is it a concern we’re starting to over perform the xG? Pass maps show how critical Evans was to the game. Two-thirds of Charlton’s xG came from set plays though, so that’s a sign of decent defensive shape #UTMP

Not a big fan of Blackpool’s second half timewasting today to be honest. It’s not who we are as a club or a team. Rather focus on the first half and some excellent stuff and great use of wingers. Beesley / Rhodes struggling with the system when they come on though.

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Not a single pass from LB to LW…
Beesley & Rhodes having to come deep to receive the ball.

League Cup match summary for Blackpool vs Sheffield Weds
Date: 2024-09-17
Full match report: http://www.mclachbot.com/match_summary?matchid=a330884b6e1365b7a812b899e8022b21d72d2d8569d75a1b9b4f3ff4260b30ce

1.62 xG as per FotMob the lowest of the season other than Stockport. 0.61 OP xG the lowest of the season. Felt like Pool created chances, but they weren’t of great quality, and came from set plays.

EFL League One match summary for Blackpool vs Exeter
Date: 2024-09-14
Full match report: http://www.mclachbot.com/match_summary?matchid=b351ff58f546bea14b5326a64349ded8ee8922851bbda13d8dd4a00534e745cc

Excellent post from Ali Maxwell of NTT20 on the tactical intricacies of League Two earlier in the week. Hopefully there’ll be a League One one to follow open.substack.com/pub/ntt20/p/...

I’m here to talk to myself right now. Game 1 of the Steve Bruce era at #blackpoolfc tomorrow. What are we looking for? Line up. Shape. How high we press or not. Passing & possession numbers. Do the players understand what’s being asked of them? Will it be effective? #utmp 🍊