We have weak characters right through the club: Ashley Westwood

When asked about the reason for the loss at the post-match press conference, Bengaluru coach Ashley Westwood blamed it on the collective weakness of the players.

“I put it down to collective weakness; we have weak characters right through the club. We’re a weak club, simple as that. We’re soft, we don’t appeal for things and we lack leaders. We didn’t manage the game or the referee. We didn’t speak. Sporting had the know-how to manage the game,” Westwood said after the game, reported .

Sporting, who went down to ten men after Dharmaraj Ravanan received marching orders in the 21st minute for elbowing Alwyn George, opted to use time-wasting tactics in the final twenty minutes after a brace from captain Odafa put them in the lead.

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Bengaluru will next face DSK Shivajians in their third home game on February 10 in an attempt to resurrect their title challenge after suffering two defeats in six games.