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Blackpool boss reflects on victory over Northampton
Blackpool Gazette
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22/03/2025
Steve Bruce reflects on Blackpool's 2-0 victory over Northampton Town.
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Headache to have between Elkhun and Penal at the moment, just to choose between them two?
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Look, there's not a better pro than I've come across in the 25 years of Penal,
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and it's not easy because, you know, he didn't do anything wrong. You know, he's a great pro,
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great lad. I just thought the physical presence of Elkhun today in a natural left-sider would give
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us the edge. Thankfully, you make them decisions and it works, but it's never easy to leave out
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somebody like him. We touched on your goalkeeper just then, just how confident is he? And I think
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the backing that you've given him recently saying you'd like him to stay, does that make him more
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confident? Absolutely. Well, we'd like him to stay, whether that's possible. He's not ours,
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but we would like him to stay. The growth in him has been huge, so all the work that they've put
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into him, he's got better each week. He certainly now feels and looks far more comfortable than he
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was six months ago when we walked through the door, but I suppose that's inevitable. He'll
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keep playing. It's the same with, you know, people like Elkhun, who hasn't played a lot
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because of injury. You know, if he plays week in and week out where he needs, Adele, he's never
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played 33 games in his career. So, all of these people have done very, very well and of course,
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they're going to get better. Without anything too challenging coming his way today, was that the
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most commanding how he's looked in his box? Yeah, yeah. All of them. I thought the two centre-backs
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protected him great. Look, defensively, today we were rock solid. I can't remember him making
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them safe. Had one or two half chances, but we defended very, very well. Obviously, last week,
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you had a handful of chances, probably double the chances, triple the chances you had today,
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but are you just pleased that that clinical nature was there today? Yeah, yeah. Yeah,
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it was a great ball by, it was a great ball by Apter and Fletchers took it again. How good it
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is to see Fletchers got the double figures with, yeah, delighted that they've been able to take a
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chance this week. You must put a smile on your face just to see them not being scared of last
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week and miss chances and still get into the areas. I've never been involved in the game where
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we've missed so many clear-cut chances like we did last week. So, one of them off days, if you can
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put it that way, but they've responded great today. What do you make of Fulham? Obviously, last week,
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you know, you created so much and today was a bit more measured today. I thought we played really,
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really well last week and didn't get anything for it. In fact, we played better last week than we
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did today, but we were measured, if that's the right word. I like that. We were measured.
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We were strong defensively and when we've got that platform, we've always got people at the front
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who can score a goal. You took Hayden off earlier, was that injured? Yeah, he's got a
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knock. He's got a hip flexor. We'll see how he is in the week. Is that anything concerned
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immediately? No, I don't think so. I don't think so. I think he should be okay.
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