Allardyce happy with progress

(GSM) – Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is happy that his side are finally getting rewarded for their good performances.

Blackburn were impressive as they beat Aston Villa 2-0 to make it three wins for Rovers in their last four Premier League games.

Big Sam’s team was in the relegation zone after taking just nine points from their opening 10 games but they have since moved to 11th, a fact that pleases Allardyce.

He said: “It’s nine points from the last four games, we are into phase two of our season as we look at it and we have already picked up the same amount of points that we picked up in the entire 10 games of phase one.

“We are well on the way to improving our position in the league and pushing on in phase two. This is a very important victory to maintain that progress up the table.

“I think we have played as good as this on many occasions during the first 10 games – Chelsea at Ewood Park for instance, or Birmingham away (both 2-1 defeats) where we didn’t get anything.

Now we are turning performances into results, which is the key thing playing in the Premier League.”