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William Jackson

Every word Sam Allardyce said on Leeds United's defeat, Bamford and Rodrigo injuries, final day

Sam, it started well but then completely got away from you. How would you explain it?

Not scoring enough goals when you're on top, not showing enough quality in the final third, not punishing the opposition when they have the opportunity to and then when you've done that making sure. You've got to expect that West Ham will get the game, they’re playing at home, they’ve just got into a cup final in Europe, with no pressure on and they've got a big crowd getting behind them, they’re bound to come into the game at some stage of it, which we had to deal with.

Dealing with that was obviously hanging in there waiting for the right opportunity to then play on the counter-attack but we didn't show in the end enough quality. Even in the first half we created opportunities in the final third to score more goals and it was an opportunity where we could have done and we didn't. Then the second half it was about hanging in there as a team and making your way forward when you can, maybe a counter attack or a set piece and score a goal that you may not deserve and that's what happens at this level of football but we couldn't do that.

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