'Load of rubbish': Bradford City boss Graham Alexander on what angered him in League One draw with Mansfield Town
BRADFORD City boss Graham Alexander professed to disappointment in two regards after his side were stymied in a frustrating 1-1 League One draw with Mansfield Town at Valley Parade.
Victor Adeyboyejo put the Stags in front on 20 minutes in Nigel Clough’s 300th game in charge of the club, with the hosts dominating much of the remainder of the game, especially in the second half.
The hosts levelled thanks to another stunner from Tyreik Wright, who fired home a terrific goal on 72 minutes.
Alexander felt that his side should have taken three points, but admitted to being frustrated by the perceived ‘go-slow’ tactics of the visitors after taking the lead.
Speaking to BBC Radio Leeds, Alexander said: “I think we should win the game.
"The goal we concede is a scruffy goal where we lose a couple of duels we shouldn’t. I think it’s a mishit shot and it goes in off the other guy’s foot into the corner.
"We had some really good deliveries into the box before they scored. We were not anticipating that the ball was coming in and to be fair, we’re one of the best crossing teams in the league and shouldn’t be on the back foot from those opportunities.
"But I think when they scored the goal, it became a little bit of a carbon copy of the Wigan game where the opposition sat in and took an age to do everything just like Saturday.
"We get the directives in the summer about how the game is going to change. It’s a load of rubbish. It’s the same stuff with different teams.
"But I thought in the second half, we competed better and it was one-way traffic.”