Javi Gracia has claimed that the "inflexion point" of Leeds United's poor form and his eventual sacking came against Crystal Palace during the 5-1 defeat, but the Spaniard refused to blame the second-half collapse on any incident inside the dressing room during the break.
The second-half implosion at Elland Road against the Eagles would see Leeds go on to pick up a solitary point across five games in the build-up to Gracia's dismissal. A 4-1 defeat to Bournemouth would ultimately cause the board to take action, but many have pointed to the Palace defeat as the catalyst for the club's downfall of late.
More specifically, many have questioned what happened at half-time that saw Leeds transition from a dominant team to suddenly conceding four goals without reply at home to fellow relegation rivals. Gracia refuses to pin anything specific on the 15-minute turnaround between halves, as he instead pointed to his disbelief that the two sides headed down the tunnel level at 1-1.
