Kean places faith in new boys

Published Jun. 3, 2011 3:15 p.m. ET

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Rovers fans have had to be patient since Ruben Rochina and Mauro Formica arrived at Ewood Park, with the exciting pair barely figuring in the first team. But Kean says both will get their chance to shine and feels it would not have been fair to pitch them in to the cut-and-thrust of a Premier League relegation battle that was only won on Survival Sunday. "They were ready, but it probably just wasn't the best time to put them in," said the Rovers boss. "If we'd have got another couple of victories and were a couple of places higher, then it would have been worth putting them in. "Certainly from Mauro's point of view, I felt it was the wrong time to put him in. "Ruben got a couple of cameo appearances as sub and was then unfortunate to dislocate his shoulder, as he probably would have been involved in the Manchester United and Wolves games, so that was disappointing for him. "People have seen what kind of skill and what kind of ability that lad has got, whilst Mauro is different, but he's got other qualities. Both of them are fantastic talents and I think they'll go on to do really, really well here."