Sam Allardyce plays waiting game

Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce has insisted that he will not try to rush some of his summer signings amid the pressure cooker of Premier League football.

Defender Michel Salgado, midfielders Steven Nzonzi and Elrio van Heerden and striker Nikola Kalinic are all new to English football and Allardyce is prepared to be patient to ensure that they succeed at Ewood Park.

He told the Evening Telegraph:"We are only six games into the season. When say adapting I talk about three, six, nine and 12 months.

"Not two and three games like you lot (the press) talk and the fans talk about.

"Nikola Kalinic is a young man, Steven Nzonzi is the same, they have to evolve in the team. We have to make sure we bring them on slowly.

"We don't give them too much too soon, because that could be a very destructive and they may never get to this level."

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