RAY Harford expressed his concern over several aspects of last night's result and performance at Villa Park by Blackburn Rovers.
The Ewood boss said: "The second goal was the first we have conceded from a corner for a long time and that was after the smallest fellow on the pitch had scored with a header!
"It's three defeats on the spin now and that too is obviously a concern to us. We aren't scoring goals away from home, though I thought we were a bit more controlled in the build-up, especially in the first half. We were reasonably organised and disciplined and they were getting caught offside a lot.
"It's the lack of real chances being created for the likes of Alan Shearer that is the main worry. A centre forward only lives on the service he receives and people getting round the back," said Harford. "And for 25 minutes in the second half the whole team hardly got the ball."
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