Barnsley must find ‘killer instinct’ on the road

Barnsley’s poor away form remains a concern after the Reds fell two places to 16th despite a performance of real energy and intent at Blackburn Rovers.
Romal Palmer: Late goal.Romal Palmer: Late goal.
Romal Palmer: Late goal.

They have only won once on the road this season, and although coach Valerien Ismael believes the performance can be built upon, he called for a “killer mentality” from his side.

“The performance was exactly what we wanted. Intensity, aggressiveness, win the ball first time deep and try to finish quickly. But you lose the game with 23 attempts, 11 corners, and we scored once. It’s not enough. We have to learn the killer mentality.

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“In such a game when you are good in shape, you have to punish your opponent, you have to score. If you don’t score, the opponent can come one time and score the goal. It was very frustrating.

“The first thing we have to learn from this game is the killer mentality. When you are very good in shape, when the set-pieces were perfect, you have to score.

“This is the Championship, this is the quality. We can build off this performance for sure.”

Tony Mowbray felt Blackburn deservedly defeated “dangerous” to guarantee an unbeaten November and ninth place.

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Blackburn’s superior finishing saw them through. Adam Armstrong put Rovers ahead in the 44th minute against his former side with a close-range finish.

The game then looked over in the 78th minute when Sam Gallagher slammed home a half-volley from the edge of the area but Romal Palmer struck in the 90th minute to ensure a nervy end to the game.

Blackburn Rovers: Kaminski, Nyambe, Lenihan, Wharton (Carter 76); Douglas (Bell 14), Holtby, Trybull (Johnson 66), Rothwell; Elliott (Gallagher 66), Armstrong, Brereton. Unused substitutes: Downing, Chapman, Pears, Buckley, Dolan.

Barnsley: Walton, Sollbauer , Helik, Andersen, Brittain, Kane; Mowatt (Oduor 68), Styles (Palmer 82), Chaplin (Frieser 58); Woodrow (Miller 82), Thomas (Adeboyejo 58). Unused substitutes: Schmidt, James, Moon, Collins.

Referee: A Madley (West Yorkshire).

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