Kean: 'We must improve defensively' (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Kean: 'We must improve defensively'
6:25pm Saturday 15th September 2012 in Sport
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Steve Kean admits his side have to improve defensively – but believes tonight is the time to focus on the positives.
A brilliant Jordan Rhodes brace helped Rovers to a thrilling 5-3 win at Ashton Gate, as two Rovers' goals in injury time moved Kean's men to the top of the Championship.
After Rhodes had cancelled out Albert Adomah's early opener, Rovers twice took the lead in the second half, through Nuno Gomes and Ruben Rochina, but were pegged back both times.
Scott Dann's injury time strike sealed the points though with Rhodes curling home a fifth on 95 minutes.
Kean said: “We know we have to improve defensively because we have conceded six goals away from home in the last two games. We will be analysing that on Monday.
“Tonight though we should look at us scoring some good goals against an excellent Bristol City side and going top of the league.
“It was hard work but not many teams will come to Bristol City and take points off them.”
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Comments (92)
6:34pm Sat 15 Sep 12
He Looks So Good In Training says...
6:36pm Sat 15 Sep 12
the_iconoclast says...
6:51pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
6:59pm Sat 15 Sep 12
lusorover says...
7:01pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Stone Island: says...
7:17pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
I somehow doubt it.
7:21pm Sat 15 Sep 12
French Rover says...
When City scored their third goal to equalise I think every City fan in every stand stood up and pointed at the Rovers fans and sang 'who are you?'
Well when the 4th and 5th goals went in we reminded them just who we are: 'Top of the League' .....
Great day out....
7:32pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Dan11 says...
7:36pm Sat 15 Sep 12
RUinsane says...
7:40pm Sat 15 Sep 12
RobbyRover says...
Why are you saying this to the media - shouldn't your first port of call be Mr Defensive Coach, i.e. your drinking buddy Colin Hendry?!
7:42pm Sat 15 Sep 12
angryandy says...
*er!
7:43pm Sat 15 Sep 12
J.C - Rishton says...
Last season he kept saying the same thing and failed to stop the goals going in and in the end we conceeded 78 goals from 38 games.
We have an abundance of riches, attacking wise but whilst that SCUMMER is in charge of this club we will NEVER fulfil our potential.
Some fans (and sponsers) will never return, we run the risk of losing the next generation of Rovers supporters (as they, the 14-18 year olds currently staying away from Ewood find other things to occupy their Saturdays) and football wise it is irrelevant whether we go up or not.
If we go up, SCUM-MAN will stay and then we'll just get mullered because he can't organise defences to save his life, although no doubt he'll be quoted throughout next season as saying "we must sort out our defence !" and if we don't go up then morons in India will "apportion no blame" on the SCUMMER (and fellow owner) and he'll carry on spreading his poison throughout East Lancs until there is nothing left except hugh depts and a few "retarded", self proclaimed "Spartans, telling us all how great it is that they can park within 50 yeards of Ewood park on matchdays and never having to queue up for their half time top-dog!
The future is bright but unfortunately with Kean and Venkys in charge, the future sure aint blue n white.
7:53pm Sat 15 Sep 12
mellorb&w says...
7:59pm Sat 15 Sep 12
i8dingles says...
8:03pm Sat 15 Sep 12
vicn1956 says...
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The majority of the fans have known this since he took over. But what do we know? He's a brilliant manager/coach!
Hendry's here for the money.
What happens when we don't score 3?
when will it end?
8:07pm Sat 15 Sep 12
vicn1956 says...
8:07pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Phoenix From The Ashes says...
On a good note Rhodes and Gomes look deadly at this level. I can see us taking 3 pts from the Barnsley match even if we defend like this. And we will be top of the league should that happen.
That should get the 99% of fans behind Keanocchio ..... it makes me feel ambivalent - I want the best for Rovers and yet I fear Kean will be here for the very long haul. ****, I could forgive his embarrassing antics off the field but his actual management is without doubt one of the worst in this league. Now I hear he wants to send Simon Vukcevic out on loan. Can someone explain to me why this man is not being given a chance??? http://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Simon_Vuk%C
4%8Devi%C4%87
8:10pm Sat 15 Sep 12
fireonthemountain says...
we chatted - he sent me this email .
Opinions please .
Hi John, I thought about you during the game. All in all, it was just a cracking game of footie.!
Our manager is in the middle of transforming us and our forwards and midfield are as good as any (watch Baldock) but the defence is still **** although we were definitely the ones pressing for the winner at 3-3.
Then one bad decision by the ref gave you a free kick fron which you eventually scored and the 5th came fron us looking for the equaliser...
Your defence wasn't bad at all, our forwards were good whereas our defence WAS crap and your attack was better...
8:13pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
8:13pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Blackburn Yoof says...
Fans back when Kean gets sacked.
8:17pm Sat 15 Sep 12
makaveli96 says...
8:21pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Scottburn81 says...
8:23pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Scottburn81 says...
8:31pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Dickiepayshey says...
Club Supporters are in.
8:54pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
9:16pm Sat 15 Sep 12
baldie says...
9:56pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Dickiepayshey says...
Failing that, please think about how long it took for the Walker Trust to find a buyer !!
I respectfully suggest that if the present owners 'pulled the plug' all of a sudden then BRFC would probably be a 'thing of the past'.
How would that suit you?
10:18pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Matt Newcastle says...
Hi Andy.
If you read this please could you ask Mr Kean and Mr Hendry our current coaches the following question.
Mr Kean
Please can you explain Blackburn's poor defensive play and what EXACT and PRECISE solution(s) do you and Mr Hendry propose to implement?
Matt Newcastle.
I am predicting that he and Mr Hendry will not have a clue. What will come out of his and Hendrys mouth will be absolute waffle highlighting the fact that once and for all they are incompetent at rectifying the problem which I hope will not be our downfall.
If Kean, who likes to talk up his great coaching prowess is this supposed great UEFA A grade coach he has had two years plus the whole of the pre season to get it right.
Quite clearly he has failed to address this key issue to date.
Andy can you push him on giving an answer to this for I would hate to think it would derail our chances of a top 2 finish.
Forget top 6 for the play offs can be a lottery.
10:25pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Lancs - pensioner says...
My headlines for next week!!!!?
Manager if the month gets SACKED.
Can't wait.
Kean Sacked
Fans Back!!!
11:01pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
I don't care how long it takes to sell the club as long as the process starts as soon as possible, and that is why I won't encourage them to stay by funding them.
I haven't forgotten the havoc they have wreaked at the club in less than two years, and won't encourage them to stay a minute longer than is necessary.
11:17pm Sat 15 Sep 12
wampam says...
11:21pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Road Runner Road Runner says...
Is this a thinly disguised attack on what is a shambles of a defense coached by Hendry ?
Must do better ?
With every respect to the Bristol attackers BRFC gifted them the goals on a plate(IMO)
Every credit to the players in winning this game, but with the quality on show, and, again, (IMO) we have an abundance of that on show to win any game at this level.
Very difficult to criticize a win, but it is a fine line with the frailties that exist in conceding goals.
That said, I'll crack on it's a normal day, and enjoy the game on face value.
Hendry had better get his act together or heartbreak will surely follow ?!!!
Arte et labore
11:35pm Sat 15 Sep 12
dallydally says...
He did naff all as a Manager and doesn't have what it takes to coach at any level.
That said there is only so much a coach can do; you can't get players to put their bodies on the line if that isn't their nature - It was his but that sort of thing isn't coachable - or to demonstrate skills they simply don't possess.
Maybe we are expecting Rovers Management to make silk purse out of a sow's ear?
11:39pm Sat 15 Sep 12
bburnrover says...
11:58pm Sat 15 Sep 12
AnimalReid says...
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Yes we know he's useless, just stop going on about it, get behind the team and -you never know - we might even get promoted.
7:32am Sun 16 Sep 12
onlyonesimongarner says...
The biggest on-field problem is the Man Between the Sticks, He is in the team on Reputation Only, Twelve months ago he was conceding 3 against Arsenal , now It`s same again against Bristol. Yes he has good reflex`s and is great at charging a man down. But his Long Range Shot Stopping and his Ball Distribution ( Big Boot) are terrible.
He was flapping against :Leeds and he did it several times again today
How many Clean Sheets in How Many Games??????
Sorry but Robbo is no Brad Freidel, With Brad in Goal we would have stayed up last year.
How many more games will three go past him, and the rest of the defence take all the blame. Sorry Robbo but your not Blameless, just a little bit Clueless at Times.
7:37am Sun 16 Sep 12
baz58 says...
8:41am Sun 16 Sep 12
idlewally says...
Kean Out!!!
8:53am Sun 16 Sep 12
garyintandem says...
hat I can't stand is when he says "We'll address it on th trainig pitch on Monday" as if he's JUST discovered that we've got a tendency to leak goals.
He said that after te Leeds game and has had 2 clear weeks to sort something out.
I was a the Nova Scotia pub before the match and a Bristol fan was telling us that the guy who scored the first goal was really really quicj and Baldock needed watching.
Surel, a manager on 20ka week could have anticipated this and done something about this.
Kean ou need to analyse where the threats come from nd plan accordingly. Make your players aware of the opposition strengths
Anyway, my son and I had a brilliant time and we're now looking forward to staying tp against the mighty Barnsley and Boro before the next away day against Charlton
RTID
8:55am Sun 16 Sep 12
colin kay says...
8:55am Sun 16 Sep 12
garyintandem says...
9:16am Sun 16 Sep 12
stick to football says...
Colin is obviously a key part of the overall plan
9:20am Sun 16 Sep 12
Ewood say that! says...
Now the dust has settled on our win you would just hope that the powers that be (God knows who that means!) realise that relying on our forwards to score 4 or more goals every away game is not a basis for promotion.
Kean wasn't up to the task of tightening up our defence last season so why he can be seemed to be the man this season is beyond me!
I believe our squad has got great potential,at this level mind, and the appointment of a new manager with tactical nous should/would ensure we are in the top two slots at the end of the season!
9:27am Sun 16 Sep 12
OnePostThenTheOther says...
Kean is crap at defence because all of his experience comes from the imaginary career that he carries around inside his head.
I hate it when the opposing team score, something that we have seen far far too much of in the last two years.
Happy for you that witnessed five goals despite Kean. What a pity it took a 400 mile round trip to see it.
KEAN SACK
THOUSANDS BACK
9:37am Sun 16 Sep 12
Iiii1111 says...
9:45am Sun 16 Sep 12
ghost of sceptic says...
We are very weak at the back and the mind boggles why we didnt buy to replace Nelsen and Samba last season as that i believe would have just saved us from the drop. A defender from the loan market is a must.
9:48am Sun 16 Sep 12
Rovers 1495 says...
9:53am Sun 16 Sep 12
Rovers 1495 says...
10:46am Sun 16 Sep 12
Deadwoodchamps says...
11:10am Sun 16 Sep 12
MatthewCA says...
From the start, all are saying , we need to enhance the defence, then we got hendry, then we got an unknown player where S.Kean dosen't have any clue. Is good in paper that we have five prem players like S.Dann,Givat,M.Ollso
n,Lawe,Hanley in the team, but they are average in that segment, which is proved in the last couple of matchs. We need ruthless effort in defence. Get two defender in the style of Samba, he is really tall and build with all the skills and Robbo will get the good protection from all the corners and in the box also.
When we set with our strikers, we leak in our box with poor defence,which is not acceptable, is not a fun game, we need to will all the games, make sure we reach 100 points. 30Win,10Draw is my target.
Team is doing good,KEAN is safe. Fans are happy, I love this game.
11:52am Sun 16 Sep 12
Rover Pete says...
12:33pm Sun 16 Sep 12
4youreyesonly says...
1:06pm Sun 16 Sep 12
MatthewCA says...
2:21pm Sun 16 Sep 12
ponyton says...
2:44pm Sun 16 Sep 12
blueblooded says...
2:47pm Sun 16 Sep 12
blueblooded says...
3:06pm Sun 16 Sep 12
baldie says...
3:08pm Sun 16 Sep 12
eddie the eagle says...
3:08pm Sun 16 Sep 12
angryandy says...
3:47pm Sun 16 Sep 12
4youreyesonly says...
4:39pm Sun 16 Sep 12
Lancs - pensioner says...
Kean sacked thousands back
4:47pm Sun 16 Sep 12
Lancs - pensioner says...
Bought his medal back whilst the pensioners are starving,
Brave heart my backside, you don't have to be brave to rob pensioners!!!
Must be great having a drunken mate who can get you a job on 8 grand a week, still he has a record like Keans we have a terrible goals against column.
5:26pm Sun 16 Sep 12
Iiii1111 says...
Would I make the trip up north...maybe if this form isn't a fluke.....after all I love rovers more than I dislike the regime.
And yourself or you going down?
5:36pm Sun 16 Sep 12
eddie the eagle says...
5:45pm Sun 16 Sep 12
RUinsane says...
To the 10000 stay aways I say come back, you have proved your point now. Come back and enjoy your football again. Enjoy being top of the league. Get back down ewood with the rest of us spartans. We will be waiting for you to join with us.
6:07pm Sun 16 Sep 12
bburnrover says...
6:57pm Sun 16 Sep 12
French Rover says...
I did go and did meet-up with Woody and we had a cracking afternoon! Its a bit of a journey from France but one I was so glad I made and plan to do again as soon as possible.
I had a good chat with Woody about whether he would go to home games again and I know he is really torn about it but I think he may be tempted this week?
I know for sure after watching the game yesterday that if I could get to home games then I would not let my feelings for the Odious one or Venkys keep me away from watching the Rovers. This team will get promoted this season for sure and anyone not watching Rovers because of the off field rubbish is really missing out on what promises to be a great and exciting season.
7:05pm Sun 16 Sep 12
peely says...
7:33pm Sun 16 Sep 12
Ryanb74 says...
7:36pm Sun 16 Sep 12
James.NoNayNever says...
KEAN OUT NOW
8:19pm Sun 16 Sep 12
bluerob says...
8:45pm Sun 16 Sep 12
BlueSkies says...
Rhodes? Can't wait to see him in the flesh.
That'll be at Forest then. Been in touch with family just north of Nottingham and they won't be going at all till Kean goes. Amazing.
KEAN OUT!
9:23pm Sun 16 Sep 12
Lancs - pensioner says...
Never Never Never
Not whilst Kean is in Charge
Kean Sacked
Fans back
9:24pm Sun 16 Sep 12
Dickiepayshey says...
I just hope that you have a club to support at the end of your boycott l !
9:43pm Sun 16 Sep 12
bluerob says...
10:52pm Sun 16 Sep 12
vicn1956 says...
Their defence collapsed too!
What are they doing at Ewood?
10:58pm Sun 16 Sep 12
vicn1956 says...
11:19pm Sun 16 Sep 12
wampam says...
4:54am Mon 17 Sep 12
Roverthere says...
Kean out = Fans in!
6:13am Mon 17 Sep 12
MatthewCA says...
6:15am Mon 17 Sep 12
MatthewCA says...
6:16am Mon 17 Sep 12
MatthewCA says...
Kean OUT concept is gone, KEAN IN is going on.
6:17am Mon 17 Sep 12
MatthewCA says...
I accept Kean as our Team BOSS.
6:21am Mon 17 Sep 12
MatthewCA says...
I love this game - thanks to players and staff.
6:22am Mon 17 Sep 12
MatthewCA says...
n is fine, keep Givat and Orr a break.
9:47am Mon 17 Sep 12
timmatt says...
Good to see strikers scoring for fun, I wonder how he's going to spoil it on Tuesday when I should be looking forward to my first chance to see the Rovers this season.
12:29pm Mon 17 Sep 12
bburnrover says...
We need a central defender in on a 3 month loan that can hit the ground running and come straight into the first team. Note for my friend Shebby.
Spot on everyone is aware that we need a commanding presence at the back
surely there is a Prem club with a surplus CB we can borrow.
12:42pm Mon 17 Sep 12
AndyW says...
Or an admittance that he's a shady convicted criminal who should not only be in a job, but someone who the football world will never touch again, once we finally boot him out?
12:45pm Mon 17 Sep 12
AndyW says...
And are you sure you have a season ticket from India?!
Also, it'll NEVER be Kean In and the vast majority will not be happy until the disgusting one is gone from our club.
We're not fickle enough to think that a few good results will change our minds.
7:30am Tue 18 Sep 12
MatthewCA says...
My Support for the TEAM. Manager is a major part of the last 5 games, past is past, why u cry for the dead events.
Look at us, We are on the top of the League.
Read new paper, Manager of the month.
10:26am Tue 18 Sep 12
coxy78 says...
12:24pm Tue 18 Sep 12
AndyW says...
How is that relevant to Kean?
The man is an incompetent deadbeat. You could manage this squad to promotion, but it's what would happen next season if Kean is allowed to wreak further havok.
We've done well to go top after 5 games, but we've no chance of staying there long-term if Kean doesn't get sacked.