Blackpool boss reflects on win over Cambridge United

Blackpool Gazette

Steve Bruce shares his thoughts on Blackpool's 2-1 victory over Cambridge United.

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00:00Is that the type of game that you've not won enough of this season?

00:03Yes. Well, we've done enough. I don't think we played that well tonight, let's be honest,

00:07but we've done enough. We've got through it, showed a bit of resilience, made far too many

00:12mistakes as far as I'm concerned, but the one thing you can't lever at them, they never give up,

00:18and that's shown again today.

00:20If you are going to enjoy a strong end to the season,

00:22are those gritty wins going to be more important than the flashy wins?

00:25This time of year, when the nitty-gritty comes around, it's just how you get over the line,

00:32how you win, finding a way to win. We haven't done that at home often enough.

00:36We have away from home, but at home, we've found it a bit of a struggle. So,

00:41finding a way to win. Last time we were here, it was a 0-0, wasn't it? Before, we won with 10 men,

00:46played with 10 men and won, so maybe we're starting to grind out a few results at home,

00:52which has gone our way.

00:54Yeah, it's back-to-back wins. Last time you did that was at the end of January,

00:56so is it about building on that and going one better, going a few better?

00:59What we need to do is, if we're going to do anything, we just need to stay with it and see

01:03what we can do.

01:04Obviously, CJ's back in training, as is Tom Bloxham. With the way Sonny's playing,

01:08what's it going to be like for CJ to win that placemark?

01:11Well, that's what you want as a manager, a head coach, wherever you want to call me.

01:15Look, there's nothing like competition, and at the moment, Sonny has been terrific, hasn't he?

01:22He was terrific Saturday and terrific again tonight, so he will be playing Saturday,

01:27that's for sure.

01:29To leave that shot where he did, is that his confidence from what he did on Saturday

01:32to do that again?

01:32Absolutely, he does it again. When he gets there, and that was the frustration on Saturday

01:38in Barnsley in the first half, the chances fell to him, he had the same goal.

01:43He's converted the hardest chances to win the match for us.

01:47Hopefully, there's no injuries before that day. Are you thinking for the first time in a while,

01:50wow, I've got so many headaches now, this is fantastic?

01:54Look, you're only as good as your squad of players, and as I said, we make big changes

01:59to the team in January, that's always going to be a bit of a risk.

02:04We've tripped the squad down, we've now got, we're playing with probably,

02:08first time, everybody fit. I don't think there's any knocks today, so

02:12they, CJ and Bloxham, can only be addition to you to have in your armoury, so good to see them back.

02:19I'm not sure what the goal went down, I put it down as Dom Ballard, but

02:21if it was him, would it have to be him on his return?

02:25Prepare, possibly. Yeah, I wish him the best of luck, he's a good kid,

02:29but it's the most bizarre goal I think I've ever seen, and the most hideous.

02:34But, non-Dom, he'll try to claim it, that's for sure.

02:38Yeah, he's only scored in games between Blackpool and Cambridge this season, so it's quite...

02:42Some record, isn't it? Oh yeah, he scored against Cambridge, didn't he, tell me.

02:46That was before me.

02:47Have you had a chance to have a chat with him, just pull him to one side of the area?

02:50Just say hello and how are you, are you okay? I think his problem is, he goes to somewhere

02:54and the manager gets the sack, so maybe that's got something to do with home, maybe. But,

02:59he's a good kid, and I wish him the best of luck, and I hope he has a decent career.

03:04You mentioned last week Andy Lyons was going to have a friendly today, did that go ahead as planned?

03:07Yeah, he played half a game against, we had to play Fylde in the end, so he's okay.

03:14Are you planning for him to come into your contention any time soon, based on that,

03:17or is it another friendly?

03:18We need another, the more he trains and the more he gets used to it, then we'll see. We

03:23don't have to rush at the moment of what we've got, it's just important that he stays well.

03:29And you mentioned late in our interview, there's a team that are above you in that gap,

03:33fighting for the play-off, so how important are these? I mean,

03:35it's going to be like cup finals in the next few months.

03:37It's a big game, that's for sure. So, against a decent side, so let's get ready for it and

03:43hopefully we can play well. We need the supporters to come out and give

03:49support where only they can. So, yeah, big game Saturday.

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