Big Sam calls for more of same

Sam Allardyce feels Blackburn will be raking in the points if they continue to produce performances like their one against Chelsea.
Rovers took a surprise early lead at Ewood Park through Benjani's headed effort, but were ultimately unable to withstand a fight-back from the Premier League champions as Nicolas Anelka equalised before Branislav Ivanovic grabbed a last-gasp winner.
While disappointed not to take anything from the tight encounter, Allardyce insists Rovers' display is heartening going into their next games.
"If we can continue with that level of performance we should be alright, we should start picking three points up," Allardyce told Sky Sports News.
"It's hard to take at the moment that we've actually lost the game.
"We have to take it on the chin though and for me it's about lifting the players and showing them what a positive performance they gave in all departments today.
"So we have to just take this one today and try not to let it get us down too much."
Benjani put the hosts ahead in the 21st minute after he and Mame Biram Diouf had already come close only to be foiled by Blues goalkeeper Petr Cech.
Allardyce feels they could have drawn first blood before Benjani's strike, adding: "We could have scored before that. Petr Cech made two very, very good saves before we actually scored.
"We deserved to go one-up and one-all at half-time wasn't too bad. But seeing the game out is very important and unfortunately we couldn't do that."
Allardyce lamented a golden opportunity which went begging in the second half when substitute Jason Roberts fired a straight-forward shot wide.
"We had the golden chance from Jason really," he said.
"I think he was very unfortunate it didn't go into the goal as he got Cech to dive the wrong way but just put it wide.
"That's the difference, they go up the other end and finish us off."
Blackburn are still lagging in the bottom half of the standings after Saturday's result, and Allardyce admits strong performances are no use to his side if they do not secure the points to go with them.
"Good performances are OK, but without the points it makes life very difficult when you see where we are in the table," he added.
"You've got to catch up somewhere along the line. We should have been sitting in 13th, 14th place by now but we're lagging behind.
"Performances have suggested we should have got them but we haven't and that's the reality."
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