Sam Allardyce uses ProZone to refute Rafa Benitez's Blackburn jibes

The two managers have been embroiled in a war of words since 2004, when the Spaniard suggested that Allardyce's Bolton pushed the physical side of the game beyond acceptable limits.Benítez intensified the feud when he sarcastically claimed that European champions Barcelona 'are thinking of copying' the Blackburn manager's blueprint. Related ArticlesCPS: no one charged over fan's deathLiverpool 2 Blackburn 1Liverpool to offer Mascherano new dealLife through a lensGerrard silent in play but not directivesSport on televisionAllardyce, angry at referee Alan Wiley's decision to book five Blackburn players and one from Liverpool, has since reviewed a technical breakdown of the game by the sports analysts, ProZone.The data shows that Blackburn's pass completion rate of 75 per cent was only marginally short of Liverpool's 75.7 per cent.Blackburn also spent more time in the attacking final third than Benitez's team.Allardyce has told colleagues that the statistics refute Benitez's comments and support his own belief that Liverpool's style of play is no different to Blackburn's.Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has agreed a new contract at Anfield that will tie him to the club until June 2015.

Source: Telegraph