Source: SKY_Sports
Roque role riles Rovers
Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has hit out at unsettled striker Roque Santa Cruz for using 'underhand' tactics.
The Paraguay international again made headlines earlier this week with another radio interview in his homeland where he admitted he would be happy to move away from Ewood Park in the summer and join a 'bigger club'.
Santa Cruz, who was a transfer target for Manchester City in January, remains on the sidelines with a knee injury and is unlikely to feature again this season with just two games remaining.
It is not the first time the former Bayern Munich player has expressed his desire to leave Rovers through the media, and Allardyce has now become tired of Santa Cruz's comments.
Sneak outThe former Bolton and Newcastle boss said: "He has become a little bit underhand.
"These kind of remarks always sneak out where we cannot control the situation. It has happened too many times for it not to be him and is disappointing.
"That is life today but Roque should really concentrate on getting himself fit and playing football for Blackburn, never mind talking about where his future may lie.
"Without his fitness and his capability of producing more than last season, he will perhaps struggle to get the move he is looking for."
ValueAccording to Allardyce, Santa Cruz can move but only if the price is right.
"I have always got on with Roque extremely well and explained the situation to him as it lay in January," said the Blackburn boss.
"If someone meets the value, he is gone. It is that simple.
"It is a shame he has not been fitter because he is a terrific player.
"The fans will always take a dim view of someone who openly says he wants to leave. I understand that, so we will have to wait and see what happens."
