Source: SKY_Sports
Allardyce targets one more win
Sam Allardyce believes Blackburn need one more win to stay up after beating Wigan on Sunday.[LNB] The Rovers boss was delighted with his team after goals from Benni McCarthy and Ryan Nelson secured a vital 2-0 win over the Latics at Ewood Park.[LNB]Allardyce praised his team as a whole for their efforts, he told Sky Sports 1: "It's a well earned three points at both ends today - some heroic defending and goalkeeping and then we had some quality balls in the box and put them under pressure.[LNB]"We didn't have the goalscorers available but we got the goals we needed.[LNB]"It was a great result, even though at times it was a little fraught in terms of our defending, but we got it right and it's a fantastic win for us.[LNB]"We've been clawing ourselves out ever since I came here. That's 24 points from 17 games now. In equation terms if you got that over the season that's a top-half finish."[LNB]QualityAllardyce, who also picked out Paul Robinson for special praise for his contribution between the sticks, hailed the efforts of Christopher Samba who again featured as a make-shift striker.[LNB]"He's a got a lot more quality on the deck than people give him credit for," the Blackburn boss said.[LNB]"He's played up there a few times and he's getting more and more used to it - when to flick it on, when to bring it down, bring other people into the game.[LNB]"It takes two men to look after him and it gives you space elsewhere for others to exploit."[LNB]When asked if Rovers need one more win to ensure safety Allardyce added: "Yes I think so now. It's been a long battle out of the bottom-three first, now we've got ourselves clear of it in the last few weeks, now we've put ourselves that bit clearer with less games to go.[LNB]"I'm really pleased for the boys today and for the fans because it has been a fantastic day for us."[LNB]
