Players defend Faldo after Ryder defeat

Nick Faldo sat and listened to his players defending his actions on Sunday night as European dreams of a fourth successive Ryder Cup victory lay in tatters.

Faldo's plan backfired when Padraig Harrington, winner of golf's last two Majors, star-of-the-week Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Graeme McDowell were all still out on the Valhalla course as the American celebrations started.