The manager of Coventry City is the latest to compliment Blackburn Rovers.
Despite a 1-0 loss to Coventry City, Mark Robins has become the latest manager to compliment Blackburn Rovers’ style of play.
Jon Dahl Tomasson’s team has lost their last four league games, and each time, the opposition manager has stepped out and unpromptedly praised Rovers.
Tony Mowbray and Enzo Maresca both believed Rovers were their best opponent this season. Kieran McKenna of Ipswich Town compared them to Leeds United under Marcelo Bielsa, and now Robins claims Blackburn are the best team they’ve faced at the CBS Arena.
Despite his compliments, the Coventry manager felt his team deserved to win, with Haji Wright’s late header proving decisive.
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“Yeah, I think so,” Robins responded when asked if Coventry deserved to win. “I believe they are the best possession team we’ve faced here this season.”
“I like how they play.” They are extremely skilled and courageous in possession. We began out fairly brightly, looking like we had a lot of energy and were going after them.
“We looked like we could create something and we were moving the ball OK but then in the second period of the first half they controlled it.”
“We performed better in the
“We hit the bar three times in the second half,” he continued. “And the third time was the Yasin Ayari shot after he demonstrated great movement and great feet.”
“I think Haji’s goal was a really good goal that he directed well with his head, and we deserved it.” But we had to stay in the game and make sure we didn’t concede a goal, which was very satisfying.
“We scored in the 85th minute and hung on for the final 10-15 minutes.” We probably played eight overs, or 13 minutes, so we were relieved to see it out, especially against such a good squad.”
There was some contention midway through the second half when
I can level at him, which I dislike doing because he has been wonderful to us.
“But that’s one area where he can do that and ask the questions afterwards, so that was a bit too easy and if that goal had stood, because it looked like the referee was going to give it for a minute or so, that would have been really hard to take.”
