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Blackpool boss Holloway feels Varney returning to best

Blackpool boss Ian Holloway was delighted with Luke Varney's performance in the draw at Blackburn Rovers.

Holloway reckons that if Varney continues to perform like he did at Ewood Park, the goals will soon start to flow again.

The manager told the Blackpool Gazette: "That was the old Luke Varney and I am sure he will make a massive contribution between now and the end of the season.

"He has definitely benefited from a rest and that's what I gave him.

"I just felt he wasn't quite doing what he did in the first half of the season, when everything he touched was turning to gold. But no player, and especially not a striker, is going to stay in top form throughout an entire season.

"Luke was having a spell where things just weren't quite dropping for him and so I took him out of the frontline for a couple of games.

"I had a chat with him and at Blackburn he reacted in exactly the way I thought he would. He was excellent.

"We just have to get him enjoying his football, and chasing and harrying. When he does that he is quite frightening. Unfortunately, he didn't get that goal. He only needs one to give him the confidence to fire on all cylinders. He's a great lad and I love him to bits."

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