Source: Team_Talk
Holloway hails Martinez approach
lackpool manager Ian Holloway has been inspired by the playing style of teams managed by Roberto Martinez.[LNB] The Seasiders get their maiden Premier League campaign under way tomorrow with a short trip to Wigan, where Martinez has tried to introduce the sort of flowing football over the last year that yielded so much success for him while manager of Swansea.[LNB]It is an attacking philosophy which Holloway admires greatly, and something the Bristolian is aiming to use against his Spanish counterpart when their teams go head to head.[LNB]"I will be going there fully respectful of what Roberto does - the way he does it was an inspiration for me anyway when he was at Swansea," Holloway said.[LNB]"I've got the utmost admiration for him and probably I'm a little bit jealous of the way he was brought up playing his way. He was a much more graceful footballer than I was.[LNB]"But when we go there tomorrow I can assure you that I'm going to make it as tough for them as I can and I'm going to try to attack them, because that is what I believe in."[LNB]Wigan's instinct to press forward often left them exposed last term and they found themselves on the end of some sound thrashings away from home, 9-1 at Tottenham and 8-0 at Chelsea.[LNB]Holloway knows Blackpool will also be punished if they adopt an entirely gung-ho approach, but has vowed to take risks as he looks to follow up last season's surprise promotion to the top flight by avoiding relegation.[LNB]"I will be coaching the same things but I will have varying tactics in my head that I think might be needed," Holloway said.[LNB]"Sometimes in life you have to batten down the hatches, sometimes in life you have to play an ugly way and win.[LNB]"But I will still be coaching every day about looking after that football and not giving it to other people.[LNB]"It is the most important thing to us - the more we give it to them, the more threat we are under.[LNB]"We want to keep the ball, work it and cause the opposition some problems, and I'm going to take risks.[LNB]"I want to climb a mountain and you have to take risks if you are a mountain-climber. You have to fear letting go to move forward."[LNB]Wigan may have suffered some heavy defeats in 2009-10, but they also took several notable scalps at home, including Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, who they came back from 2-0 down to beat 3-2.[LNB]Saturday's match was originally set to be a home fixture for Blackpool and with the switch of venue made to allow development work to be completed at Bloomfield Road, Holloway knows the Tangerines now have an even tougher opening assignment - but he believes a winning start is achievable.[LNB]"It (the impact of the switch) is huge and I don't know why it's so hard in the Premier League to win away from home for new arrivals," Holloway said.[LNB]"Hopefully I can buck that trend and win on Saturday but I'll have to experience it myself.[LNB]"It is a place they have played extremely well at and I watched them make their miraculous comeback there against Arsenal last season, which takes some doing.[LNB]"With any game in this division, if we get a point then I'll believe we have done fantastically.[LNB]"To imagine us winning against Wigan with what they have just spent and the state that we've had this summer, you'd be locked up.[LNB]"But me with my optimism, I'm telling you I don't believe anything is impossible."[LNB]
