Jordan Rhodes feels Blackpool will not need to make significant changes to be successful in the coming season.
The Seasiders finished seventh in the previous League One season, but would have qualified for the play-offs if they had defeated Reading at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on the last day due to other results going their way.
Rhodes signed a permanent agreement at Bloomfield Road this summer after his contract with Huddersfield Town expired. The striker joins after an outstanding loan spell at Tangerine, where he scored 15 goals in the first half of the season before being sidelined by injury starting in January.
“It’s a really great environment and a good place to go to work,” he stated. “There’s lots of good people in the changing room, and I’m sure the recruitment process is well and truly underway.”I’m eager to get involved and contribute in any way I can.
“It came down to a matter of points last season; football is a margin-based game. We weren’t far away, so there wasn’t much we needed to change—we almost had it in our hands.”
Rhodes says he had a good relationship with head coach Neil Critchley during his loan spell at Bloomfield Road and admits he learned a lot of new things.
“The manager was one of many reasons that I was keen to come back with Blackpool,” he stated.
“He was very helpful to me last year and managed me well. I learned a lot last year, especially without possession.
“I’m appreciative for the time he took out of his day to develop me as a player, and I’m forward to work with him again. Hopefully, as players, we can get off to a strong start and climb the league early.”
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