Blackburn<\/a> a vital point in the relegation scrap.<\/p>\nAlthough Arsene Wenger’s side secured a large amount of possession, Arsenal struggle to convert their chances and Kean believes it was the stifling tactic he deployed which secured the 0-0 draw.<\/p>\n
“We set out a plan to try and make sure the Arsenal midfield three didn’t have as much time on the ball as they liked and I thought we did that really well in the first half,” said Kean.<\/p>\n
“Then when we lost a man we thought here we go but we showed good determination and good togetherness.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
“We tucked the wingers in and tried to keep the pressure on the midfield group. We showed a fantastic appetite to go and get something from the game.”<\/p>\n
Kean highlighted Arsenal’s threatening players and revealed he instructed his players to shut them down as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n
“We tried to focus all week on making sure that when Jack Wilshere and Song and Nasri were on the ball that we had early pressure,” Kean said.<\/p>\n
“Our midfield three were tremendous at that. That helped Chris Samba and Ryan Nelsen hold a good defensive line so that was our main focus and we did it well.”<\/p>\n
Blackburn were reduced to ten men when Steven N’Zonzi clattered into Laurent Koscielny with 15 minutes to spare but Kean defender his midfielder’s challenge.<\/p>\n
“When I first saw the incident I thought it looked quite nasty but when I saw it in slow motion it shows he got something on the ball,” the Rovers boss said.<\/p>\n
“Sometimes it’s red and sometimes it’s yellow and the referee made the decision. <\/p>\n
“The player is devastated because he is not a malicious player. He thought he made a genuine attempt for a 50\/50 ball and he was gutted.”<\/p>\n
Following Arsenal’s slip, Kean tipped Sir Alex Ferguson’s side for the title but maintained he is only focussed on his side.<\/p>\n
“It’s going to very tough for anybody chasing Manchester United. <\/p>\n
“We’ve got our own goals and targets to make and unfortunately we took points off Arsenal today but that is about us. <\/p>\n
“It is going to be tight but tough for anybody to catch United.”<\/em><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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