Source: SKY_Sports
Coleman unhappy with draw
Coventry boss Chris Coleman could not hide his disappointment after conceding an injury-time equaliser in their FA Cup fifth round clash at Blackburn.[LNB] The Sky Blues were on course for a place in the last eight after second-half goals from Aron Gunnarsson and Michael Doyle put them ahead after Roque Santa Cruz had opened the scoring for Rovers in just the second minute.[LNB]But the Championship side could not hang on as they conceded in injury time with Christopher Samba turning and slamming the ball home.[LNB]Coleman admits his side were second-best in the opening 45-minutes but he felt his side should have held out to seal the upset.[LNB]"We go one-nil down in the first two minutes, we said before we went out - game plan was not to concede early doors, they are the home team, they are the Premier League team - but we concede and that plan went out of the window and they were pretty dominant and I was happy at 1-0 at half-time," said Coleman.[LNB]"We changed formation in the second half and got better and better, and I think there was only one side going to win it - and it feels like a defeat but I said before I would be happy with a replay as long as we got through, albeit we came so close to beating them.[LNB]"I told them at half-time I was going to change the shape so they knew what was coming and I said don't concede as at 1-0 we still had a chance as I knew if we managed to knick a goal the Ewood crowd would get nervous and I knew the Blackburn players would get nervous and we managed to put them on the back-foot.[LNB]"I think we were the only team in it then, alright 2-1 with five minutes to go and Sam - like I would have done - has put Samba up and they are playing four strikers and it is then in the lap of the Gods.[LNB]"I thought we were going to go onto win it - but we have another bite of the cherry, but it is not going to be easy back at the Ricoh - it will be a tight game again.[LNB]"I don't want an open game against Blackburn, they are in a league above us and have more quality throughout and that is the way it is, if we win 1-0 in the last minute, extra-time or penalties - I don't care as long as we get through.[LNB]Allardyce annoyanceBlackburn boss Sam Allaryce was happy to claim the late goal which forced the replay but he was annoyed that a Gael Givet goal was disallowed with the game at 1-1.[LNB]"We made hard work of it, and in the end I have no problem with the result but I have a problem with us not seeing teams off and not giving things away," said Allardyce.[LNB]"We were in complete control in opening 45 minutes, but Coventry were always bound to take chances and we did not manage it very well - we lost our fluency and lost our passing.[LNB]"I would also say we scored a very good goal which for some unknown reason the referee has disallowed and I have looked at it more than once before I came out here today just to make sure I was certain and I am absolutely certain it was not a free-kick - if that was a shirt-pull he must have imagined it, if that was a free-kick there would be 120 free-kicks per-game.[LNB]"We have then pulled ourselves back from what looked like a defeat in the final minute."[LNB]
