Patrick Bamford might have already hinted at doubts over Jesse Marsch's tactical set-up in the Leeds United dressing room ahead of the American's sacking on Monday afternoon.
Marsch was shown the door after a torrid run of results which have seen the Whites now winless in over three months, with their last victory coming against Bournemouth before the winter break for the World Cup.
But despite a promising run into the winter, the Whites have claimed just three points from the 21 on offer since that win over the Cherries which has seen them slip down to 17th in the league despite big investment in the January transfer window.
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Bamford's post-match interview following the 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest can now be viewed in a different light following the events of today.
After what many thought to just be frustrated words towards his own performance, it could be insinuated that Bamford was letting his frustration with Marsch's tactics slip as he complained about their one-striker system that eschewed width.
"I felt fine physically, it was just a tough game. I was saying in the changing room then, their centre-backs had literally just me to concentrate on so we needed more runners running past me to drag them out of position and create more space.
"Whereas the whole game was literally just two vs one, which made it really difficult and unfortunately today I couldn't find the answer to solve that."
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