John Eustace believes Blackburn Rovers are benefitting from being patient about results last season after a brilliant start to the campaign.

Rovers have started the season with three wins and two draws, remaining unbeaten in the Championship. They've only collected more points from their first five once, in 1997/98 (13).

It is a remarked improvement on last season when they were almost relegated. Eustace was appointed with the sole remit of survival but the manner it was achieved left some supporters on the fence heading into the summer.

Rovers only lost four of their last 16 games, with the record at eight in 11 before he took over. However, in that run, there were only three wins, not counting the Stoke City victory which Eustace technically didn't oversee.

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Eustace emphasised that Rovers are still benefitting from the work that ensured they were harder to beat last term. He believes that has bled into this season, which has contributed to their fast start.

The head coach reiterated how proud he is to manage the club and admitted the atmosphere in the dressing room is high.

"The lads have been buzzing since we came back. A hell of a lot of hard work went into keeping us in the Championship last year," he said.

"A lot of fight, desire, which we've added to the group in the right areas. There are still areas we'd like to improve on but the atmosphere in the camp is very, very high.

"That comes from working hard, looking after each other, day in, day out on the training ground plus good results on a Saturday.

"I have been very proud since I came in and to manage Blackburn Rovers is an honour. It is a fantastic club.

"We came in last season, the chips were down and the team was to keep the team in the league. I saw lots of positives to take from that.

"Some people were negative about results and draws but to be successful, you have to build properly and be patient. We're halfway through a build now and we're getting the rewards at the moment.

"There will be some difficult moments coming up in this season but I'm very proud to be the lads' head coach, to teach and coach them and then performances come out on the pitch."