Kean on the edge as beige Rovers relinquish lead
December 11th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Sunderland’s 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers at the Stadium of Light may have come courtesy of some late goals, but they were very welcome from the neutral’s point of view.
Despite being handicapped by a number of injuries, Rovers manager Steve Kean sent his side out for the second half with the sole intention of remaining rigid and not conceding at any cost.
At no point did they show any ambition to go forward and effectively end the match as a contest by scoring a second goal. It was negative, uninspiring but quite frankly disgusting too.
Sebastian Larsson’s precise free-kick gave Sunderland all three points – albeit aided by a suspect defensive wall which made the Berlin Wall circa November 1989 look sturdy.
The writing must be on the wall for Kean – his team’s performances remain monotonous, tentative and dull.
