Source: Daily_Mail
Steve Kean confident misfiring Roque Santa Cruz will find his form
Steve Kean wants to make Roque Santa Cruz a full-time Blackburn player and has backed him to score the goals to keep his side in the Barclays Premier League.[LNB]The Paraguayan striker underwhelmed in Saturday's tense 1-1 draw with Birmingham and has not scored in eight appearances since re-joining Blackburn on loan from Manchester City in January.[LNB] Santa only shines at Christmas: Roque Santa Cruz hasn't scored since rejoining Blackburn[LNB]But Blackburn manager Kean has no worries about Santa Cruz's quality and is confident he will make a difference when it matters.[LNB]'Roque has taken time to get up to speed and has had a couple of niggling injuries,' Kean said. 'If we get him on the pitch, he will contribute. He just needs one to come off his shin.[LNB]'We would love to sign him and he wants to stay. We tried to fix a price with City but they wouldn't do that. We have to respect that, get to the end of the season and see where we can take it.'[LNB] Lee and easy: Out-of-contract Lee Bowyer handed Birmingham the lead[LNB]Kean's opposite number Alex McLeish will also wait to the close of the campaign before taking care of contractual business with Lee Bowyer, who scored Birmingham's goal.[LNB]Bowyer, 34, could leave St Andrews when his deal expires but McLeish said: 'Time and money ran away from us last summer but Lee has always been on my agenda.' [LNB] Blackburn 1 Birmingham 1: Match Zone[LNB] [LNB] Blackburn 1 Birmingham 1: It's Hoilett to the rescue for Kean's RoversBlackburn's young Rovers will help them out of trouble, insists boss KeanThe lowdown on the closest relegation battle in Premier League historyAll the latest Blackburn news, features and opinion[LNB] Explore more:People: Roque Santa Cruz, Lee Bowyer, Alex McLeish Places: Birmingham
