Di Matteo blasts Baggies back four

28 December 2010 19:00
West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo felt his side contributed to their own downfall as Blackburn escaped from the Hawthorns with a 3-1 win. Nikola Kalinic twice gave Rovers the lead before being dismissed for a poor challenge on Paul Scharner after Mame Biram Diouf added a third goal. "It was bad defending," said the Italian. "After five minutes we were chasing the game already and it is tough in the Barclays Premier League. "Generally we haven't conceded too many goals to set-pieces but in this game we conceded two. "We need to be better and pay attention defensively because you get punished very quickly. "In the first half we got ourselves back into the game and created chances but it is difficult to win games if we concede all the time."

Source: PA