Blackburn 'still not getting it right in attack'

Sondre Tronstad has featured in all 27 of Blackburn's league games this season

After seeing Rovers beaten 1-0 at Oxford it's clear to me that defensively we're quite sound but attacking wise we're still not getting it right.

The full-backs were staying as part of a back four and rarely getting forward. I'm so used to seeing Owen Beck and Callum Brittain getting crosses in - granted there may not have been people in the box but we only really saw it in the final 10 minutes.

Maybe it's down to the performances of Oxford's Przemyslaw Placheta and Siriki Dembele, who have both been coached by John Eustace before, that they were limited. Both of those players would certainly improve Rovers' squad.

To me, this was an opportunity to get a result and we've thrown it away.

Eustace has been clear that he needs reinforcements. A striker and a wide player with pace are on the wish list. We'll just have to wait and see if he gets them before 3 February.

There's no doubt about it, we need help from the top for John to get them over the line. Now there are injuries, you really notice that the squad is not deep enough. I'm just going to keep my fingers crossed that it happens.

Sondre Tronstad will be a big miss and I'm hoping his hamstring injury isn't going to rule him out for long. He's been consistently the best player at the club for some time.

Depending on what players we get, they need to hit the ground running. Some might not have played regularly this season, so they'll need time to catch up.

If we're ambitious enough, who knows, we might make the play-offs. Eustace has maximised what he's got so far this season so it would be great to see him backed in the transfer market.