Big Sam rues Rovers' injuries

13 April 2009 14:15
Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce insisted his side would have claimed a better result at Liverpool if his key players were fit. Allardyce was without Steven Reid, Brett Emerton, Roque Santa Cruz, Jason Roberts, Morten Gamst Pedersen and El-Hadji Diouf at Anfield and saw his patched-up side smashed 4-0. Allardyce said: "It's no disrespect to the players who played but our top players were recovering from injuries and we wouldn't have lost 4-0 if they'd been fit. "We haven't got the size of squad that teams like Liverpool have and when we get key players injured it is difficult to replace them. "It wasn't just one or two out either. It was far too many for us to cope with."

Source: Eurosport