Steve Bruce shares his thoughts on Blackpool's 2-1 defeat to Wrexham - which all but ends their hopes of a top six finish.
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00:00If that's the case, have they been having too much quality and you're not matching your best levels today?
00:05Yeah, good way of putting it.
00:07Yeah, they looked a very good side today.
00:09They're big, strong, powerful, good at the top end of the pitch.
00:15They give us some big, big problems.
00:20But we didn't play that well.
00:23We needed to bring our air game to the pitch today.
00:26And unfortunately, unfortunately, we didn't.
00:29Obviously, you knew the task that you had to do to keep yourselves alive.
00:33You couldn't find that air game.
00:35Yeah, yeah.
00:37Of course, we're disappointed, of course.
00:39Disappointed in a big game like today.
00:41We didn't play well enough.
00:43However, you have to say a big compliment to Rexham.
00:45They were better than us on the game.
00:47And we were better by a long way, if we're being honest.
00:51I thought they were excellent.
00:54You stuck with the same team, but one from Steven.
00:57Do your ideas keep momentum going?
00:59Yeah, yeah, of course.
01:01We've seen the team now play well.
01:03We've seen the response the other week there, the other Friday.
01:07They didn't make many changes either.
01:09Two or three, maybe.
01:11So, which was probably forced.
01:13Look, you can look at it and think, did I pick the right team on this, that and the other.
01:17You have to say, Rexham beat us today by being a better team on the day.
01:23And you can see why, on today's performance anyway, of why they've got an outstanding chance of going up.
01:28Just on Sunday, how serious is that?
01:29I don't think it's serious.
01:31I don't think it's serious.
01:32But we'll see how he is in the week.
01:34Hopefully he can play again this season.
01:36Oh yeah, I think so.
01:37And it's on Sammy off season.
01:39It's a daunting chance for him.
01:40Has it been frustrating for him back in the past?
01:42Yeah, he hasn't had much game time.
01:44And I was really pleased when he came on last week.
01:46And I was really pleased with him when he came on at Rotherham.
01:49It was a big game for him to come on to today.
01:51He hasn't played a full game in weeks.
01:54But, you know, he did as well as everybody else did.
01:59So, he did okay.
02:00But, as I said on the day, we didn't play well enough against a very, very decent wrestling team.
02:05Just that Harry Tyrone, again as well, until you admittedly desire to keep him beyond this year.
02:09Did he show once again how far he's played?
02:11Yeah, he's turned into, yeah, absolutely.
02:14He's learned on the job with us.
02:16Which is why he's here.
02:17So, we'll see what develops over the next few weeks.
02:20See what we can do.
02:21The next couple of weeks about experimenting.
02:23Just trying things for next season.
02:24See how deep he's in.
02:25No, no, no.
02:26I think I've done all my experimenting.
02:28I want to finish as high as we possibly can.
02:30And make sure he doesn't just fall away this season.
02:33We've got three games to play.
02:35Less than two weeks.
02:36So, let's get on with it.
02:37Yeah, the momentum for next year is going to be very important for the next few games.
02:40Of course.
02:41That's what we're, you know, we've...
02:43Look, I'm not happy that we're going to finish just below half way in the division or whatever it is.
02:49Or whatever the top ten.
02:50We've got to be in and around the playoffs of where we want to be.
02:53And, unfortunately, we're pulling a little bit short.
02:56So, you're seeing lots of other lads.
02:58Obviously, some are coming to the end of the loans.
03:00Some are coming to the end of the contracts.
03:02Are you going to be easy to keep them motivated, obviously, from what you're seeing?
03:05Yeah, well, we certainly have to.
03:06You know, we've got to be professional.
03:08We're all professional in our jobs.
03:09We have to do our job properly.
03:11We've got three games to play.
03:13One of them against the champions here.
03:15So, big game to look.
03:16Big game to look.