Kean sees Rovers momentum

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Blackburn boss satisfied following Arsenal draw

Last updated: 2nd April 2011  

Kean: Satisfied

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Steve Kean hailed an important point for Blackburn following their goalless draw with Arsenal on Saturday.

Rovers had to absorb long periods of pressure at the Emirates Stadium as the Gunners desperately tried to find a winner to keep their title bid on track.

Kean felt his players contained Arsenal reasonably well, and was particularly pleased to survive a late onslaught after being reduced to ten men.

Steven N’Zonzi was the player dismissed, shown a straight red card for a two-footed lunge at Laurent Koscielny in the 76th minute.

Blackburn held on to move up to 14th in the Premier League standings and, although just two points clear of the drop zone, Kean felt there were signs of progress.

“We set out a plan to make sure their midfield three did not get as much time on the ball as they like and we did that well in the first half,” he said.

“When we lost a man we thought ‘here we go’, but we showed good togetherness and the lads were tremendous with a fantastic appetite to get something.

“It is a very important point and keeps our momentum going.”

No malice

Asked about N’Zonzi’s dismissal, the Rovers boss admitted it was a decision which could have gone either way.

“When I first saw it, it looked a bit nasty, but when I’ve seen it again he got some of the ball,” Kean said.

“But it is one of those which is sometimes a yellow and sometimes a red.

“The player is devastated because he is not a malicious player and thought he made a genuine attempt for a 50/50 ball.”

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