Source: SKY_Sports
Big Sam - Rovers were pathetic
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Sam Allardyce branded Blackburn Rovers' second-half performance 'pathetic' following the 5-0 defeat at Chelsea.[LNB] Rovers trailed 1-0 at half-time at Stamford Bridge due to Gael Givet's own goal and were indebted to goalkeeper Paul Robinson for still being in the contest.[LNB]However, Chelsea fired in four goals in the space of 16 minutes after the break to leave Blackburn boss Allardyce fuming at his players.[LNB]"The second half was pathetic," declared Allardyce.[LNB]"I didn't see that coming. I felt we had set our stall out to frustrate Chelsea as best we could and it worked very well in the first half.[LNB]"We knew it would have been difficult to get something out of the game, but why throw a game plan that is working so well out of the window? That is what I cannot understand.[LNB]"At the moment they are not good enough. Bottom line. Mentally resilient? Not there. Physically challenge the opposition? Not there.[LNB]"If you play football away from home in the Premier League, it doesn't get you results.[LNB]"You need all the elements to go with it and we have not got them away from home.[LNB]Bitterly disappointed"We have not got resilience, the mental toughness and physical presence we should have to play away from home and win a game of football.[LNB]"Our defending side was looking very solid and very good and we were limiting Chelsea to shooting from outside the box.[LNB]"But we went pathetically wrong. All the tactics we had set out went out the window when the second goal went in.[LNB]"We felt we had to go and attack even more and when you are playing against a side of this quality, they just go and score more goals.[LNB]"So I am bitterly disappointed with the players and their lack of understanding of the situation they put themselves in.[LNB]"Instead of making themselves more difficult to beat, they made themselves easier to beat after the second goal and that's why we got beat 5-0.[LNB]"Great players Chelsea, they take advantage of everything you give them and took advantage of our naivety with some great goals."[LNB]
