Blackpool head coach Steve Bruce shares his thoughts on his side's 0-0 draw with Northampton Town, and discusses the Seasiders' injury concerns from the game.
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00:00Can you put your finger on why things may be a bit disjointed in a tap coach, the final pass or the final finish?
00:06Well a month ago or whatever, we were clinical in what we did and unfortunately at the moment, I don't think it helps when you lose two of your forward players and Kyle in particular and CJ are a big huge part of the team.
00:23For them to come off and to be honest CJ looked to me all through, we didn't see that real dynamic explosive, he looked as if he was playing within himself.
00:32I learned that, I think he felt it after five minutes and didn't want to come off and really and truly that reflected him really because we all know what CJ is on his day and when he's fit and healthy then he is a big threat and unfortunately we miss that when he's not right.
00:50If it's a continuation of that thigh problem, how long could that be?
00:54Well we'll go back to the doctors and the medical people and we'll see how that is but when there are muscle problems, it's never very easy.
01:03So fingers crossed it's not too bad but I may experience there never, there are always three or four weeks at least, that's the least you can hope for so let's see where it is.
01:14Kyle, he injured a poor time last season with injuries, are you hoping he's okay?
01:19Yeah I'm hoping he's okay, he's pretty hopeful but with Albie and Beasley, the list is unfortunately too big at the moment so we need a bit of luck in that respect.
01:34But when they happen in games like today, if it's happening in training then you can maybe cut the training down and they get injured playing games and I keep saying they play too many.
01:45Is it hard to balance the positives and negatives today because it's only one point?
01:48Yeah it's a point but yeah it's very difficult. The positive is a clean sheet which we needed to address.
01:55All week we've been talking about giving ourselves a chance because we're always thinking that we'll create something up front which we did.
02:02Thankfully we've defended better and more organised in terms of defensive areas, we just need that spark back at the top end of the pitch which unfortunately was lacking today.
02:13Clean sheet, do you have to thank your goalkeeper for that?
02:16Well he made two good saves but that's what they're there for. A bit like their goalkeeper, he's produced two or three good saves too so you need your goalkeeper, it's an important position and we've needed him today.
02:28We keep asking about this battle for the goalkeeper but when it's so open between him and Harry he's not letting himself have any harm there?
02:34No he's done well, he's done well the goalkeeper today which you have to give him a pat on the back, he's waited patiently for his chance and hasn't done anything wrong.
02:42Obviously the defence as well, they all looked a lot calmer in that back four term than maybe recent weeks. Does James Husband being there have anything to add to that?
02:48That's what I brought him in for, that little bit of know-how, experience, if that's what you call it and he's come back into the team and given us that certain resilience.
02:57But a badly broken nose by the look of it and that could be a threat for next week because he's carried on but we all know with blood and all the rest of it and the rules, we'll see how he is in a couple of days.
03:09Yeah was he at risk of coming off today? I know he had a few changes of shifts.
03:13Yeah, yeah, yeah, it was a time where you think because he kept coming off the pitch and then you've got to be off for 30 seconds and we all know that it was difficult but he's got on with it and brave enough to carry on so we'll see how he is.
03:25On a day of mainly negatives in terms of injuries and personnel, welcome Olly Norburn back from the speed.
03:31Yeah, well of course, there's another one where we haven't seen for eight weeks or whatever it is so you can see what impact he can have just in training this week and when he went onto the pitch I thought he was very impressive.
03:43Yeah, how much influence can he have? I've seen that you've not seen much of him as much as you would have liked in recent months.
03:48Well, we haven't, no, but I remember the first game he played for us and you know what he is in training and what he gives you so it's good to have him back.