Blackburn Rovers manager, Tony Mowbray, has stated that he will ingrain the same 'principles' into his team as they continue to evolve.

His side have had a fairly inconsistent start to the season and sit in 17th place winning two of their opening six Championship fixtures.

Blackburn are looking to push on this season after a solid start to life back in the division in the previous campaign.

Mowbray wants his side to keep evolving and find that successful winning formula that can push them further up the league.

Speaking to the Lancashire Telegraph, Mowbray said:

"The balance for us is to get that equilibrium of scoring goals and keeping clean sheets because if you find that you have a winning formula.

“I try and drive principles into the team and have done for the two-and-a-half years since I walked in to the club.That’s how I’ve always coached teams, what to do when you lose the ball on the transition, what to do when you haven’t got it but then when you win it back what you do with the ball.

“You ingrain those things in teams over time. The difficulty for managers is that your team, over time, changes so you have to keep repeating the message. The players who’ve been here for that time are probably sick to death of my core messages but I have to repeat them for the new players and the team just keeps evolving.

“You get to a point where the older players who’ve been with you a long time can do your job for you when you’re not with them in the dressing room."

The Verdict

Blackburn have had a fairly decent start to the season, but the key is that they seem to be improving in terms of their performances despite the 3-2 loss to West Brom last weekend.

Mowbray will want to see a bit more from his side in the future, and judging by his pre-season comments, he sees no reason as to why his team can't challenge for the play-offs.

It's optimistic, but with players such as Bradley Dack and Stewart Downing, they can hurt any team on their day.