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Post Match: Blackburn Rovers
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West Ham lost 2–1 at Blackburn Rovers after conceding twice in the second half. Joël Piroe pulled one back late on.
Captain Jarrod Bowen said the squad had fallen short, while head coach Scott Parker said West Ham must stop giving away goals and use the international break to work with the players.
No-Guff Summary
- West Ham lost 2–1 at Blackburn after second-half goals from Andri Guðjohnsen and Dapo Afolayan. Joël Piroe scored late for West Ham.
- Scott Parker said West Ham must improve defensively and plans to work with the squad during the international break.
- Jarrod Bowen said the squad had not reached its expected level and owed the travelling supporters more.
Bowen says West Ham must raise their level after Blackburn defeat
Jarrod Bowen said West Ham's 2–1 defeat at Blackburn was ‘nowhere near good enough’ and called on the squad to give supporters more than another attempt to rescue a match from two goals down.
Blackburn scored twice in the second half through Andri Guðjohnsen and Dapo Afolayan before Joël Piroe pulled one back late on. Bowen said West Ham had fallen short of the level he expects over their last four games. He pointed to the travelling support at Blackburn and at Cardiff earlier in the week, saying the players needed to give them more.
Bowen said the international break would give new head coach Scott Parker time on the training ground to put across his ideas and build the team's culture before the next match against Preston. That is his plan for the fortnight. The improvement still has to come on the pitch.
Sources
- West Ham United FC - Official Site (opens in a new tab) — Reports Jarrod Bowen’s reaction to West Ham’s 2-1 defeat at Blackburn, including his view that the squad must improve and that the international break will give new head coach Scott Parker time to work with the team.