Leeds boss Daniel Farke has claimed that Rovers were looking to “break the rhythm” during the second half of his side’s defeat at Ewood Park.
The Yorkshire outfit missed a chance to return to the top of the Championship table after Todd Cantwell netted the winner from the penalty spot.
Farke wouldn’t name him but insisted that one player caused a number of stoppages as Leeds searched for an equaliser.
However, the “old school” manager conceded that his side were chasing the game because of their slow start in East Lancashire.
“In terms of what we invested in the second half, it was much better but, of course, due to the tactical reasons and also much more complicated because when it is always interrupted and there's a player on the pitch, I don't want to name him,” said Farke.
“But he was six times on the pitch, experienced player, and there was never one time any treatment, but it always lasts one minute.
“The referee goes over, speaks to him, he gets up. It is not just that we can add the time, it also breaks the rhythm and gives the other team time to recover. Sometimes I got the feeling that I love this country because we were never soft.
“It was like, ‘Come on, keep going’ and when someone was cheating and wasting time, even their home fans were booing him off. I like this mentality, even with my German passport, I always loved English football.
“Sometimes we remember on the way we are celebrating a player when he is wasting time. I don't like this attitude, but perhaps I am a bit old school in these terms.
“I don't want to complain about this. You can also label it professional, smart. If a team behaves like this and the referee doesn't stop it then it is, of course, difficult if a well-structured side is defending that deep and tries to always break the rhythm, second half.
“So for that, what we have to take out of this game is we have to start the game a bit more on the front foot.”
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