Caretaker boss David Dunn gives his verdict on Blackpool's goalless draw at AFC Wimbledon

Caretaker boss David Dunn was pleased with Blackpool's performance in their goalless draw at AFC Wimbledon - up until the final third, at least.
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The Seasiders' long wait for an away win continues as the Seasiders were forced to settle for a point against their lowly opponents.

Dunn's charges had the better chances to win the game, but once again were left to rue their poor finishing.

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Caretaker boss David Dunn was pleased with Blackpool's performanceCaretaker boss David Dunn was pleased with Blackpool's performance
Caretaker boss David Dunn was pleased with Blackpool's performance

When asked how his side haven't won that game, Dunn joked: “Because we haven’t scored a goal.

"But I feel if we get one, then the floodgates could have opened.

“But as I said to the players in the dressing room, in terms of their effort I can’t fault any single one of them.

“If I’m nit-picking, could our final movements and our final ball be a little bit better in the penalty area? But they’ve given us our all.

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“I thought in the first half, it was really difficult with the conditions against the wind, so I knew if we got in at half time without them scoring then we’d have a really good chance of going on to win the game.

“Once again, the same as Bristol Rovers last week, they’ve given it all and let’s be honest, after their 5-0 defeat to Oxford on Tuesday night, we were always going to see a reaction.

“We knew it was going to be a different game, so I think anyone that watched the game will be relatively pleased with how the lads performed - certainly in the second half.

“It was two totally different halves. First half we were resilient, blocked shots and stopped crosses.

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“Whereas in the second half we got it down and played and were camped in their half for the majority of it. Unfortunately we just couldn’t quite break them down.”

Blackpool's lack of composure in the final third and their poor finishing was to blame once again, with Nathan Delfouneso, Taylor Moore and James Husband all missing gilt-edged chances.

Dunn added: “We’ve got to be a bit better, which is something I think we can work on in terms of movement in and around the box and the final third.

“I can’t fault them though.

“Since I’ve stepped up, I couldn’t have asked for too much more from them.

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“I will say as well, that’s the first clean sheet we’ve had since November, so that’s a positive. Whatever anyone says, we’ve got a clean sheet away from home.

“I want to go and attack teams and play good football, but let’s not forget you can start winning games if you keep clean sheets.”