Blackburn boss Kean: No point steaming into players

Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean admits he decided not to bawl out his players after their 7-1 thrashing at Arsenal.

Gael Givet was sent off and for beleaguered Rovers boss Kean there were few positives.

"Trying to compete here with 11 is hard enough," said Kean, who decided to leave wantaway defender and captain Christopher Samba out of the squad.

"The sending-off was not a tough decision for the referee to make because we all know the rules now. After that, it was a long afternoon."

Kean added: "Gael is cut up, he is a genuine guy and a very committed player, so he is very down at the moment.

"We picked up a injury to Jason Lowe, Givet will now be suspended for three matches so it was costly for us.

"This was the first time we really got turned over, so we will have to analyse it and respond.

"I could shout at the players in the dressing room, throw tea-cups at them, but the hard work starts again preparing for the next game.

"The players know they have let themselves down and we will be looking to get back to work as soon as possible."