Latics went to Ewood Park yesterday hoping to stretch their winning run to three games, unfortunately the only three on the day were the three goals that Blackburn scored, despite missing a penalty the Latics took the lead and looked to be in control of the game, but Rovers rallied and finished the game the stronger side.
After the final whistle both bosses spoke to the media, let’s take a look at what they said:
Latics boss Uwe Rösler – ‘I don’t think we deserved that.
‘I’m sitting here not being really unhappy in general about our performance. Of course there are periods in the game where we lost our control.
‘But to sum it up, the decision before the second goal, I’m very, very unhappy with that. I think that turned the game in favour of Blackburn. We have to deal better with that free-kick situation. The game changed through a set piece and against a top team in this division, you have to be more ruthless.
‘Blackburn had the margins on their side. When you see the first and third goals, I don’t think they will shoot many of them week in, week out.
‘The second goal, I’m very unhappy about. I personally felt the opposition bench was unhappy with the penalty situation and was consistently in the ear of the referee and I think the referee being in front of the Blackburn Rovers crowd, made that decision.
‘When he watches it back, he will be unhappy with his own decision making in that position. It turned the game definitely.’
Blackburn boss Gary Bowyer – ‘I thought it was a hell of a good game. Two very good teams having a right good go at each other.
‘We’re disappointed with the award of the penalty. If you look at it again, you see what happens’
‘The way that we responded was good and obviously we were disappointed with the manner of the goal but again the character of them, they’re a young team. They are learning all the time and getting better and I think you saw that.’
Check out the latest PWU podcast
In the studio at the Beech Hill Book Cycle are Barry, Gareth, Greg, Paul, Mick, Rob and Dan.
This week the podcast crew look back at the current bout of international games that somehow effect the Latics.
Big game at the weekend, we have a preview of the Blackburn game, ref watch and talk about chickens that left us all eggstatic.
No game for a fortnight then two in four days, Huddersfield away gets a preview.
We finish off with a Paul special, you can tell he works in data, he loves his graphs, somehow this sets Rob off on one as Owen Coyle gets a full on.
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