Rotherham United 2-1 Leeds United: Tactical Hiding
It's bad enough dealing with our own head coach. "Tactically," he said. "Tactically, we've got it right today." And lost 2-1 to a team 20th in the table.
"Tactically," said Steve Evans after the game, and my temples throbbed, my eyes filled with tears of frustration.
"Tactically," he said, and I wished I had one of those Charlton CARD stress balls, wish they'd thrown one to me instead of on to their pitch; "Tactically," he said, and the porcelain spaniel I'd held in my hands was smashed to so much dust.
"Tactically"; that word alone, from that mouth, was enough to end my weekend then and there, given how I've been subjected to Steve Evans' tactics since he came to Leeds. But I knew it would get worse because I knew there would be more. "Tactically," and he was going to say something else next.
"Tactically," and when Evans had done talking about tactics, there was Neil Warnock to look forward to. "Really, I mean, haha," and then more.
It's bad enough dealing with our own head coach. "Tactically," he said. "Tactically, we've got it right today."
And lost 2-1 to a team 20th in the table, a poor side exhorted into barraging the keeper and elbowing Berardi by Neil Warnock and Kevin Blackwell, a side who were down to ten men for most of the second half, when Leeds could — should — have turned a losing scoreline into a win. But, "Tactically..."
Last time out, against Huddersfield, stupifying team selections, defensive disorganisation, poor game management, desperate substitutions and a general lack of preparation lost the game for Leeds, and there was nowhere for Evans to hide. This time, though, stupifying team selections, defensive disorganisation, poor game management, desperate substitutions and a general lack of preparation were hidden behind one crucial factor: Giuseppe Bellusci.
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