“The players keep going! | Graham Alexander | Rotherham United 2-2 Bradford City

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Bradford City Manager Graham Alexander praised his side’s mentality to comeback and draw against Rotherham, whilst Leeds United Head Coach Daniel Farke made clear that the Whites must be more clinical in front of goal.

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00:00Bradford City head coach Graeme Alexander praised his side's mentality in their 2-2 draw against Rotherham United,

00:07in which the Bantams were two goals down at one stage, but ultimately fought back to win a point away at their Yorkshire rivals.

00:17Yeah, I think we're a fit group. I think fit mentally as well as physically.

00:22That's a big point to make, because you can be as fit as you want, but if you're a quitter, it doesn't matter.

00:28You have to keep going. So for me, the players just keep going. They keep trying.

00:33But we have to look back at what we could have done better to show our superiority in better spells.

00:43I don't think we were brave enough in the first 20-30 minutes in possession.

00:48I thought we just long straight balls up to people like Swanee. You're not giving them a chance.

00:53So I think we have to take a little bit more accountability in possession.

00:58We show every single day that we're better in possession than we were in the first half today.

01:04So it's little bits and pieces that, like I say, when we were top of the league or top of the league, there's still things to improve.

01:11And we'll never take our eyes off what we have to do better.

01:14And Leeds United head coach Daniel Farker made clear that his side must be more clinical,

01:19especially at home in the Premier League, as they fell to a 2-1 loss against Tottenham Hotspur at Elland Road.

01:26But Leeds had enough chances to perhaps get something from the game, but ultimately only scored one goal.

01:33Tottenham, on the other hand, took two of their chances, which was enough to win the game.

01:37With winning more points, yes.

01:39Because if you always dominate games and don't win points, then it will be difficult.

01:42But I've said this several times as a manager, I can't just pray for results or bake some results.

01:50What I can do with my Leeds is deliver performances.

01:53And this is what we did today.

01:55It doesn't take anything away that we have to take.

01:57Then also the chances.

01:58And yes, of course, that the opponent's goalkeeper is not always man of the match with unbelievable saves.

02:03I would like to think that in two or three situations we should have hit the target with the good chances.

02:10But yeah, we have to be a bit more clinical in the finishing positions.

“The players keep going! | Graham Alexander | Rotherham United 2-2 Bradford City

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