O'Neill says Blackburn must become more durable

Blackburn boss Michael O'Neill claims they must become more durable after they lost their second successive game despite taking the lead.

Rovers faded badly in the second half at Derby after leading at the interval to lose 3-1, although they still remain four points and a place above the Championship drop zone.

O'Neill, who has won two and lost two of his first four games, told BBC Radio Lancashire: "We played very well in the first half, I thought.

"We dealt with the long balls, picked up a lot of second balls and we played some really good football in the first half. We went in one-nil ahead and I think we were deserving of that.

"Second half, the squad isn't strong, we don't have depth on our squad. And the team that finishes the game is not as strong as the team that starts the game. That's with the injuries we have, the players that we have missing.

"We have players coming in, who haven't played for a while, and we have to manage them through the game, so that's a challenge.

"But we need to develop durability, both individually and collectively. I think as a team, we need to be more durable and we weren't able to do that in the second half."

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