No case for Coyle's defence

17 April 2011 20:00
Bolton manager Owen Coyle bemoaned his side's poor defending after their 5-0 FA Cup semi-final hiding against Stoke. Stoke will face Manchester City in the final after Walters scored twice, with the other goals coming from Matthew Etherington, Robert Huth and Kenwyne Jones. "I certainly don't think anybody envisaged what happened," said Coyle. "From our point of view we've lost soft goals today. I think we were the architects of our own downfall. "We were certainly way below what we are capable of. We didn't perform to the levels we have before," Coyle added on espn. "As it sometimes can happen against you on the big stage it can work against you. There will be a few regrets because they know they haven't performed to their best."

Source: PA