Wasteful Wycombe irk Ainsworth

Wasteful Wycombe irk Ainsworth

Published Nov. 18, 2012 6:15 a.m. ET

Henning Berg paid tribute to Jordan Rhodes after securing his first win as Blackburn manager.

Berg's Rovers crushed Peterborough 4-1 at London Road with Scotland international striker Rhodes continuing his fine week with a hat-trick.

Rhodes scored twice for Scotland in Luxembourg in midweek and Berg feels Blackburn will continue to improve if they are able to provide him with consistent service like Saturday evening.

Berg said: "It was a fantastic feeling to see my team produce a performance like that.

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"Crystal Palace had needed two very late goals to beat Peterborough and Brighton had to score in injury time to do it, so going in front so early was key.

"The difference between that display and our previous games was the quality of our play in the final third.

"We already know Jordan is a great finisher and he proved that again. He did brilliantly in League One last season and is already doing well in the Championship. Hopefully next season he will be in the Premier League with Blackburn.

"Providing we feed him with opportunities he will score lots of goals. It was a shame we conceded a late goal as that stopped it being a perfect day."

Adebayo Akinfenwa bagged a goal in each half, the second coming from the penalty spot, to move to 12 for the season.

Chris Hackett added a third goal before Joel Grant reduced the arrears from the penalty spot for a Wanderers team that held their own for long periods.

Ainsworth said: "We created a lot of chances and we simply haven't taken them. We hit the post twice from less than six yards both times and Charles Dunne went one-on-one with the keeper at the end, we've got to start putting those away.

"We have created quite a few chances in this game and it is getting difficult to keep talking about the chances we're creating in games without taking them."

He added: "Maybe we commit too many men forward when we attack and because of that we might need a change in formation or a change in personnel because we're starting to drift from the teams above us."

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