Source: SKY_Sports
Pedersen hails Big Sam
Morten Gamst Pedersen has praised Sam Allardyce for guiding Blackburn to the brink of safety.
Blackburn moved to the magical 40-point mark with a 2-0 victory over Portsmouth on Saturday to all but secure their Premier League status.
Pedersen, who scored the opening goal against Portsmouth, believes the revival in the club's fortunes is down to Allardyce.
Allardyce replaced Paul Ince at Ewood Park in December with the side five points adrift of safety and Pedersen has been impressed by the former Bolton chief.
"We were in big trouble before the gaffer arrived," Pedersen told The Sun.
"We had become used to operating in the top half of the league before this season but he impressed upon us the need to play a bit ugly at times to get the results we needed.
"He has done a really good job since he arrived."
Meanwhile, Allardyce claims keeping Rovers in the top flight has been the toughest job of his career.
"I think it's the most difficult thing I've had to do since I've been a manager because of the time factor when I arrived," said Allardyce. "I was working with a group of players I didn't know that well and a backroom staff who were also foreign to me.
"The players were bound to be feeling a bit sorry for themselves and looking round to blame somebody else, but I tried to dismiss those anxieties and remind them of where they were the season before and how good they'd been for Blackburn over a long period.
"I hope it's never going to be as difficult as this again. It's extremely worrying as a manager when you're in that position week in, week out. I don't like it."
