Blackpool have finally managed to find their replacement for Simon Grayson, having made the decision to appoint former Liverpool’s under-23s manager Neil Critchley as their new permanent manager.

The Tangerines will be hoping that the 41-year-old can help to build on the back-to-back wins that Blackpool have managed against Bolton Wanderers and Ipswich Town, as they look to end the season on a positive note before looking to mount a potential promotion push next term.

Blackpool had seen approaches for both Oxford United manager Karl Robinson and Swindon Town manager Richie Wellens turned down by their respective clubs, but they will now be hopeful that in Critchley they have found the right appointment to take the club forward.

Here then, we take a look at TWO reasons he could be the right choice and TWO reasons why they maybe should have considered other candidates…

Pro: Potential to improve the style of play

One of the most crucial tasks for Critchley to undertake at Bloomfield Road is to implement a more attack minded style of play, with the Tangerines having only managed to score 43 goals in their 33 League One matches so far this term, meaning only one side above them in the table has registered fewer goals.

Therefore, if Blackpool are going to be able to improve and mount a promotion push next season they will need to improve their efficiency in the final third - and that is something which having worked at Liverpool and been tasked with implementing a similar approach to Jurgen Klopp in their under-23s side, Critchley should be able to improve the Tangerines going forwards.

There will also be a need for Blackpool to play some more attractive possession-based football over the next few years, with the Tangerines having been guilty of playing a little too negatively at times under Grayson – and Critchley should be able to implement a style of play that is more pleasing on the eye.

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Pro: Critchley’s ability to develop talented players

The one thing that Critchley should be able to be guaranteed to provide is the ability to help improve and develop the Tangerines’ most talented young players, with the 41-year-old having managed to bring through a number of highly promising players into Liverpool’s first team in recent seasons.

If Blackpool are going to be able to push for promotion to the Championship over the next few years, it is vital that the club’s young and promising players are able to improve their consistency and quality, and Critchley looks like the right sort of manager to come in and continue their developments.

That could prove to be key to Blackpool’s long-term success on and off the field, with the club having the potential to develop players and then sell them on, if Critchley is able to promote and develop some of the Tangerines’ most promising youth team players.

Con: Critchley’s lack of managerial experience

One of the reasons Blackpool might potentially have been better off pursuing another target is Critchley’s lack of first team managerial experience, with the 41-year-old’s only managerial roles having come within Liverpool’s youth setups.

Blackpool had been interested in both Karl Robinson and Richie Wellens, who both have far more experience of managing and challenging for promotion in the lower leagues of English football, and Critchley will be under a little pressure to show he can quickly adapt to managing at first team level.

The Tangerines have a squad which should really be competing at least for a play-off position in League One, so Critchley will be needing to swiftly adapt to a new league and show that he can be the manager to lead the club to a promotion push, but that lack of experience could potentially count against him.

Con: Lack of League One experience compared with others linked

When you are tasked with battling for promotion in any league, it is vital that the manager has some experience in identifying the sort of players needed to achieve success at that respective level – and that is something which Critchley perhaps lacks at the moment, despite being a highly regarded as a coach.

There is the argument that other names who have been linked with the job, such as Robinson and Nathan Jones, would have potentially been able to identify the players needed to help improve the squad and guide them to promotion – and Critchley will be needing to prove he can do the same in the summer transfer window.