Leicester City Stand Point by David Bevan: Flair in abundance at Blackpool

"It's like the San Siro!" – probably a slight exaggeration from one Leicester City fan at Bloomfield Road, but we managed to bring both flair and a flare to the seaside and leave Ian Holloway seething. What a terrible shame!

A single red flare is usually utilised as a maritime distress signal.

One continentally-minded member of the Blue Army decided to use one instead to celebrate Lloyd Dyer's breakaway goal and sum up a brilliant afternoon on the foggy Lancashire coast.

Nigel Pearson opted to stick with the same formation that had looked so threatening going forward against Newcastle, and Dany N'Guessan posed a huge threat to the home side down the flanks.

N'Guessan is frustratingly inconsistent, and he sometimes looks out of his depth at this level in terms of first touch and passing ability.

Who cares, though, when he scares defences witless with his pace and power?

The Frenchman has six goals for the season despite not being a permanent fixture in the team.

At Blackpool, he scored one and almost made more with some dangerous crosses flying into the box from the left wing.

The below-par displays at Swansea and Barnsley and subsequent gripes from City fans about a lack of attacking ambition seem to have been put to bed for now.

Last week, Pearson retained two strikers despite the side being reduced to 10 men early in the game and, at Blackpool, City attacked well and blue shirts poured forward at every opportunity.

Dyer's late strike was testament to this approach, putting the finishing touch to a lethal counter-attack as the midfield enthusiastically supported Matty Fryatt's tireless running.

The travelling fans in the temporary stand along one side of Bloomfield Road revelled in a vitally important win, with one moustachioed Blackpool supporter taking a verbal battering from the wags towards the back.

The poor bloke got compared to all manner of hirsute celebrities, from The Bill's Tosh Lines to Leicester's own Willie Thorne.

The moustache itself seemed to grow in anger at every perceived injustice and almost went as red as the famous flare when the Tangerines were denied an injury-time penalty.

At the time, those around me shared my opinion that it looked a foul by N'Guessan on Charlie Adam. Watching it back yesterday, it was clear the referee made the correct decision.

The late escape was a fitting addition to the afternoon's entertainment, though, with the City fans showing little sympathy towards Holloway.

We have won both battles with the former boss now and we can consign Holloway to history as Nigel Pearson gradually makes himself a Leicester City legend.

David Bevan is a City fan and contributor to the websites FoxesTalk and Vital Football.