Ian Evatt tells Blackpool they can get even better after thrashing Peterborough

Ian Evatt believes there is still lots of improvement to come from his Blackpool side after they continued their unbeaten start to the League One season with a 4-0 victory over Peterborough.

It had already been a positive week at Bloomfield Road, with fan favourite Jerry Yates returning to the Fylde Coast alongside fellow new addition Josh Earl.

And it did not take long for the striker to get on the scoresheet after coming off the bench in the second half as he extended the Seasiders’ advantage following earlier goals from Jordan Williams, Dion Charles and Karoy Anderson.

“It’s a fantastic result,” Evatt said.

“Winning 4-0 at home and Jerry scoring on his comeback feels like the perfect day.

“I didn’t like the first half very much – I’ve got to be honest. I didn’t like the way we started the game. It was the goal that settled us, that’s the importance of set plays.

“I just thought we lost too many duels in the first half, and didn’t play with the fizz that I want us to play with.

“As good as it was, there’s still loads to improve on. At half-time, it’s always important that I give the players honesty, and I just didn’t like it very much. I thought we needed to up our game, and we did in the second half.

“It was like two boxers with very little guard just throwing punches at each other, and I backed our lads to knock them out before they knocked us out.”

Peterborough boss Luke Williams was disappointed after the mood of the contest shifted following Blackpool’s quick-fire first-half goals.

Williams’ 19th-minute opener was added to by Charles a minute later, before Anderson added a third 11 minutes into the second half.

“It was bizarre in some ways because I think we started the game as well as you could want to start an away game,” he said.

“We should probably be 1-0 up before Blackpool registered a shot. We were then lethargic and sloppy, and we didn’t take control in an action, so we allowed the opposition to score a cheap goal.

“The second one has more misfortune because there’s a deflection, but when it’s the second there’s a real different atmosphere in the stadium and a different feeling amongst the players.

“It’s bizarre that we started the game so well and after 20 minutes we’re 2-0 down. We had so much intensity and the attacking actions were well-timed.

“We created a massive opening to potentially go 1-0 up and had five shots in that period. It looked like there was anxiety for the opposition, but we lost concentration for one action.

“We have nine players in the box for the first two goals and concede. We don’t manage to assert ourselves to block or clear.”