Swansea boss Russell Martin fumes at 'inexcusable' Blackburn defeat as they slip up in play-off hunt
- Planet Sport writer
- 18 February 2023
Swansea lost ground on the top six after conceding an 89th Daniel Ayala goal in a 1-0 defeat to Blackburn Rovers.
The Welsh side have kept one clean sheet in 11 league games and a despondent Russell Martin rued an "inexcusable" defeat.
The Swans boss said: "We shouldn't lose the game, I don't think we deserved to lose the game.
"There were some really good chances in the first half. Don't think they had anything in the first half, but we don't score the first goal again. It keeps the game hanging in the balance.
"Second half, they changed formation that helped them a little bit but we didn't show anywhere near enough intensity with the ball.
"Intensity without the ball today was great, even the way we defended the final third. Again, (we) limited them to very little apart from Brereton Diaz at the back post.
"They score a second phase from a set piece which happens far too much. I think, maybe take the point at 0-0 and be disappointed not to make more of what we had. But to lose it is inexcusable.
"We concede too many, we've scored the fourth most, we don't score first today and we concede.
"We should have a clean sheet. They've created absolutely nothing really, seven shots all game and not really too many scary moments.
"We had 10 shots but should create way more with the openings we have. It's really frustrating."
