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Ex-Arsenal star Nicholas: Blackpool just like Holland at their best

Former Celtic and Arsenal star Charlie Nicholas says Blackpool play just like the Dutch at their best.

Nicholas was commenting on Blackpool's win at Newcastle United.

He told Sky Sports: "The thing that amazes me about Blackpool is they play a 4-3-3 but it stays as a 4-3-3!

"They don't say we've lost the ball so we'll tuck the two wide men back in; if they're there and they leave Newcastle with the ball they do drop off but they don't go rigidly with five in the middle.

"David Vaughan is supposed to be the holding midfielder but he gets it, knocks it to the side and then he makes a forward run - and I keep thinking you can't keep doing that in the Premier League, you're going to get picked off!

"They're so naive, but the way they play is so off-the-cuff, so typical of the manager. They'll just say 'we're here to enjoy it, we might get battered a few times but we're here to enjoy it' - and that's a big reflection on the manager."

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