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It is “stupid” to suggest Blackburn Rovers’ squad is weaker than last season, according to boss Valerien Ismael.
Rovers head into Saturday’s Championship match at home to Southampton (15:00 BST) with just one point from their past five outings and sitting second from bottom of the table, after finishing seventh last season.
“This is stupid analysis. We didn’t lose any quality (in the squad) we reduced the age, we took younger players so we have players who need to adapt to the Championship and the new environment,” Ismael told BBC Radio Lancashire.
“It is something the club wanted to do to create assets for the club and when you go through that it will be a bumpy road.”
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