The Coaching System-Chapter 204: Post Match Reactions and Anger

Post-Match Press Conference – St. James' Park

The backdrop was standard: black-and-white sponsor walls, tight microphones, bottled water nobody touched. Jake Wilson sat down, still in his match coat, still damp from the rain that had come late in the second half.

He didn't lean back. He didn't fold his arms.

He just sat still—elbows on the table, fingertips pressed together.

Sky Sports Reporter:

"Jake, your thoughts on the result?"

Jake (steady):

"They were sharper. More clinical. They wanted it—and they earned it."

He paused. Not for effect, just to breathe.

Jake:

"We had moments. Enough to ask questions. But not enough to take control. And when you give space to quality like that… they don't waste it."

BBC Radio Leeds:

"Any regrets about the changes? There's been some chatter online that the lineup was too rotated for a game of this weight."

Jake didn't even blink.

Jake (firm):

"No. You can't build a squad by hiding it. If you only play eleven, you've already lost. I'd pick them again."

He looked out over the row of cameras—not confrontational, but clear.

Jake:

"If you want players to grow into pressure, you have to put them in it. That's the job."

Yorkshire Post:

"Was there a moment where you felt the game turned? Maybe the third goal?"

Jake exhaled once. Eyes down for a breath.

Jake:

"That hurt us. The corner mistake. It's not about tactics—it's about moments. But they'll learn."

Then he shifted. Leaned forward a bit.

Jake (quietly):

"This group… they're trying. I see it every day. Some of these kids haven't stopped running since August."

He tapped a finger once against the desk.

Jake:

"They're getting kicked. Scrutinized. Traveling. Playing three games a week. And they're still walking in ready to fight."

Another pause.

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"We lost. But we didn't fold. And for me… that matters."

Sky Sports (follow-up):

"Costa's injury—any update?"

Jake's eyes hardened just slightly.

Jake:

"Hamstring. He'll be out for a stretch."

"You embarrass us midweek? We drop five on you Saturday."

And below it:

A side-by-side of the Emeka save against Newcastle and Rin's second chip over QPR's keeper.

Caption:

"From heartbreak to humiliation—back-to-back."

@EFLData

"#JakeBall trending by midnight. Bradford City—unapologetically in transition, and dangerous."

Thread included passing maps, heat charts, pressing metrics from the QPR game.

Final line:

"No passengers. No luck. Just evolution."

@BradfordUltra88

"That second Rin goal? That wasn't football. That was performance art."

@RoneyFutbol

"If Ibáñez was Brazilian, we'd be talking about him on Sky Sports every week. That's all I'm saying."

Pinned to the top of the official club account:

@officialbcafc

"QPR 1 – 5 Bradford City"

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