Blackburn are another side who lost last time out in the Championship, with a 3-0 hammering by recently-promoted Wigan leaving them still searching for a first win of the season.
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However, things got worse when Cardiff’s Declan John struck the post in just the 14th minute and the 24-year-old Duffy bundled the rebound into an unguarded net.
“I think that’s the million dollar question we always face with players”, Coyle said after a third straight league defeat for Blackburn.”Coming into the club there’s a number of situations I’ve inherited”.
A rough few months for Shane Duffy got worse on Wednesday as the Ireland global had two own goals and was sent off.
‘Shane, Ben Marshall. there have been offers that were rejected a couple of weeks ago.
“A number of the boys stood up to be counted, they kept pushing on, trying to be fearless in possession and create chances and second half, obviously it took us a period to get the goal, but we had no threat the other end from Cardiff”.
“When you step on that field you’ve got to be at your best and be at your maximum and, unfortunately, that’s not happened tonight”.
In stoppage time, a forgettable night for the centre-back ended with a red card for a second yellow card.
Blackburn now sit at the bottom of the table without a point from their opening three games.
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A win would have sent Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s side to the top of the table.
