Steve Kean hails Blackburn Rovers win over Fulham

by Jack Failsworth. Published Mon 16 Jan 2012 11:45, Last updated: 2012-01-16

Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean was delighted with his side’s victory over Fulham.

Rovers won 3-1 at Ewood Park after playing much of the match with 10 men after Ayegbeni Yakubu was shown a straight red card in the 23rd-minute.

"I certainly think it was a show of team spirit, but more than that it was a show of discipline when we went a man down," said Kean.

"We all know Yak, he doesn't have a malicious bone in his body. We felt it looked a nasty one, but I was surprised when it was red and not yellow, so we then had to reassemble and be quite bold.

"Of course, we feared the worst at that point because we know the Yak can score, and if he gets service then he can cause any team problems.

"But we showed togetherness, team spirit, but there was also good football intelligence from the lads on the pitch.

"Psychologically, to come out of the bottom three on the back of a good performance is great for us. We had a lot of big displays out there."