Chennai, Jan. 31 -- Chennaiyin FC (CFC) head coach Owen Coyle lamented his side's poor defending as they went down 1-3 to Kerala Blasters FC (KBFC) at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Chennai on Thursday.

Reduced to ten men after the dismissal of Wilmar Jordan Gil, the hosts were up against it as the visitors made the numerical advantage count to race to a 3-0 lead. Vincy Barretto's goal in second-half stoppage time proved to be nothing more than a consolation as Chennaiyin FC slipped further adrift of the top six spots.

The Scottish head coach highlighted how defensive frailties have let the team down all season.

"We gave away a very soft goal in the first few minutes. The defensive reaction has to be a lot better," he said during the ...