Sat Aug 14, 2021 8:17 am
Blackpool manager Neil Critchley:
"They’re a very experienced team, a team full of men if you like.
"Obviously they have a fantastic manager who is full of experience himself and his contribution to Cardiff last season was huge. They nearly got into the play-offs near the end of the season, so he really turned their season around.
"I’m sure they will be looking to be play-off contenders again, so we know it’s going to be a really tough game.
"But we’re at home, we’re in good form, we’re feeling positive so we have to try and take our game to Cardiff."
Cardiff City manager Mick McCarthy:
"I watched the Bristol City game yesterday. They were very competitive in that.
"They hit the post, they play a good brand of football, pass it out from the back, have momentum from getting promoted.
"Then they played Middlesbrough and bashed them 3-0! They will be very confident and it's a tough game ahead.
"We can’t just dismiss Blackpool that’s for sure - nor Peterborough.
"Two teams have come up and got momentum from it. We are going there to try and win it, that’s all we can do."