Bradford City coach won't blame players

[Shola Sholaz]

Bradford City crashed to a 5-0 loss to Swansea City on Sunday in their first major cup final for 102 years but coach Phil Parkinson said he could not fault his players.
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Bradford, whose only other final appearance came in 1911 when they beat Newcastle United 1-0 in an FA Cup replay, never looked like emulating that success in a one-sided League Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
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But that did not diminish the contribution of the Bradford spectators who displayed a huge banner commemorating the deaths of 56 fans in a fire at their Valley Parade ground in 1985 and maintained their vocal support to the end.
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"I can't criticise anyone as the lads have been magnificent," said Parkinson who was full of praise for the Bradford fans as well.
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"The highlight for me was the way the fans stayed behind the team throughout the game," he told reporters.
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He admitted Swansea were in a different class.
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"What Swansea did to us they've done to Premier League sides this season," he said. "They're an outstanding side and I have to give massive credit to the job Michael Laudrup has done.
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"We didn't do everything to our maximum but it was a big day and a massive ask with a lot of youngsters in our side.
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" Of course, we could have done better but to go to Wigan and win, to beat Arsenal and then Aston Villa over two legs - I don't want to be critical.
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"The way the lads conducted themselves throughout this added exposure has been outstanding."
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His one note of disappointment regarded the penalty awarded after 58 minutes with the score at 3-0 to Swansea.

[Folami David]

they were very poor against Swansea.it didn't look a final at all