Source: Team_Talk
Allardyce defends 'aggressive' Rovers
Sam Allardyce has hit back at claims that Blackburn are too aggressive in their tackling, insisting players are mostly "well behaved".[LNB] Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy sparked a row last week after claiming the likes of Rovers, Stoke and Wolves are overly physical in their approach.[LNB]Murphy described some tackles as "ridiculous" and "brainless" and said bosses had to take responsibility.[LNB]However, Allardyce feels his players have been too harshly judged.[LNB]"When you get one not-so-good tackle, it is highlighted so much," Allardyce told The Mirror. "You can get four different angles and slow it down which makes it look that much worse. [LNB]"If there are fewer of them, we highlight them more and there is a little bit more outrage. [LNB]"The collision speed means the impact is that much greater, not so much the impact on the injury but the look of the tackle looks so much more volatile than it is. [LNB]"I don't agree with what most people are saying. Players are well behaved and make life good for the referee in the majority of times. [LNB]"I think it is over the top to say it needs to be stamped out. There are far fewer incidents than five or six years ago in the Premier League."
