Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean explains previously misunderstood statement
Steve Kean, the Blackburn Rovers manager, revealed he regretted using the word “forfeited” for their Carling Cup fixture against Cardiff City. The Rovers were dumped out of the Carling Cup clash by the Championship side and the Scottish manager claimed he
couldn’t help but be a little glad that his side had not progressed further as now they could now focus on the Premier League.
Blackburn Rovers have had a nightmare start to the season and are currently in the relegation zone, with the mid-season mark approaching fast. It was this that had prompted Kean to use those words, the manager claimed. He revealed he had not meant to disrespect
the Carling Cup in any way, but maintained the League was still a higher priority.
Kean said in an interview:
“My comments at the press conference were taken out of context. There is absolutely no way that we would ever consciously forfeit a game, quite the opposite.
What I was trying to say was that by not winning, we had forfeited an opportunity to take another step towards a Wembley final.”
Kean admitted his statement had been vague and could have been easily misinterpreted, for which he apologized. In the mean time, he revealed he had been forced to make changes to the squad that had played over the weekend more out of necessity than anything.
The Blackburn Rovers boss revealed he had been keeping the upcoming Swansea City fixture in mind, because of which he had made the changes.
He revealed:
“I want to stress that both of the major knockout competitions are massively important to us, but the Premier League will always be our primary objective.”
With Steven N’Zonzi suspended, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385 had a very weak defence, which more than explained the 2-0 defeat
to the Championship side.
Kean continued:
“However, I make no excuses for recognising the importance of Saturday's game with Swansea and basing my decisions accordingly - as the manager I have to assess every situation on its merits.”
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