Jan Paul van Hecke gives defiant Blackburn Rovers play-off message

The Brighton & Hove Albion loanee has claimed that the team is still fighting for those extra three games at the end of the campaign.

There are only five matches left to play this season, but the 21-year old has admitted that the team needs a strong finish to have a chance of making a top six finish.

Blackburn have slipped to 7th place in recent weeks having suffered from a poor run of results.

But Tony Mowbray’s side can still earn a play-off place, with the gap only two points to Sheffield United in 6th.

“We have five more games to play, the season is coming to an end and we’re still around it,” said van Hecke, via the club’s official website. 

“We’re really close and we need to finish strongly. All that counts is that we’re in the top six at the end of the season.

“Let’s go to Peterborough, where I hope we take lots of fans, and let’s make sure we win there.

“We all want three more games after these remaining five.

“I still think we can do it, I still believe we can make it to the Premier League. Let’s get these standards back up, starting at Peterborough.”

Blackburn return to action this Friday when they face the Posh, who themselves are battling against relegation from the Championship.

Grant McCann’s side are currently bottom of the table, but are nine points adrift of safety.

Victory for Mowbray’s side could see them rise as high as 5th place if results elsewhere go in their favour.

Blackburn’s poor run of form has seen them go from challenging for an automatic promotion place to maybe not even making the play-offs.

Rovers have gone three games without a win, but a trip to the side bottom of the table is an ideal opponent for a much needed win.

The team’s fixture list for the remainder of the season isn’t too bad,