Calcutta, July 6 :     In one corner of the floodlit Salt Lake Stadium, Amal Dutta was expressing his gratitude towards Tollygunge Agragami officials. In another, East Bengal coach Subhas Bhowmick was taking the blame for today?s defeat on himself. Not known to lavish complements on officials connected with domestic football, the outspoken Dutta today said: ?I am very satisfied here. These officials are unlike the kind I have hitherto been associated with. While Mohun Bagan and East Bengal first recruit players and then appoint a coach, Tollygunge Agragami rightly did it the other way round. ?The officials consulted me before recruiting players and have given me complete freedom. Also, they arranged for training at SAI where the environment is just right. I am indebted to them.? Training on the Maidan means sharing the ground with other clubs and that is an avoidable situation, he said. ?Once, when I was in Mohun Bagan, I even fought with my son as both wanted to practice at the same time,? the veteran coach said. Son Ashish was then with Calcutta Football Club then. He assists his father now. Being able to deliver with a team without stars was what pleased him most, Dutta said. He explained Moses Owira was taken off because he wanted to focus on defence then and that key midfielder Chandan Das will be got back to his best by being gradually used for longer periods. Dutta also criticised the supervision, saying his team played against ?14 men?.Senior official Mantoo Ghosh promised incentives for players, saying the amount will be worked out soon. The EB ?mistake? Never known to mince words, Bhowmick said he regretted having experimented with Amitava Ghosh. ?He is more comfortable in a zonal marking system. Today, I made the mistake of getting him to police Srikanta. I should never have experimented in this match.? Having assumed charge on June 23, Bhowmick said it will take some more time before these boys play to potential. ?The team is now playing at 50 per cent of its ability.? He also said he was ?proud? of the way East Bengal fought back after being 0-2 in the arrears. Bhowmick mentioned Ranjan Dey, Chanchal Bhattacharjee and Ratan Singh for praise, adding that the ?two who missed are the team?s best penalty-shooters.?