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Blackpool head coach Steve Bruce says the first half of his side's 2-1 defeat to Birmingham City in the FA Cup was the lowest point of his time as Seasiders head coach so far.

The 63-year-old made four substitutes at half time after going two goals behind in the opening 45 minutes.
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00:00Do you still feel frustrated with that first off, you mentioned Cwcum, you're on your place to be a player, did it happen?
00:04Look, it's not what I demand. Everybody gets beat in football and you can get beat by people who are far more quality than what you've got.
00:13And that's inevitable, that happens. But when it's just, when we're passive and not against it, and haven't really laid a glove on them, it doesn't sit well with me.
00:22So, I'll try my best to turn that round.
00:25Is that the lowest point performance-wise since you've arrived here, do you think?
00:28Yes.
00:30Can you put your finger on why things didn't click from the start today?
00:33No, it's my responsibility to fix it. As I said, we could have trained seven or eight, why we're lacklustre and why, in a big cup tie, it doesn't sit well with me, as you can imagine.
00:47But I'll do everything I can, them sort of performances are non-existent.
00:54The second half makes me feel a bit better.
00:57Yes, look, second half we get the goal and then we've had two, three opportunities, goalkeeper has another shot to save.
01:03However, it's all I've done in that first half, so there's the frustration for me.

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