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Under pressure Leeds United winger Ezgjan Alioski ignored club legend’s famous motto

Ezgjan Alioski of Leeds celebrates after scoring the equaliser to make it one all during the Sky Bet Championship match between Brentford and Leeds...
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Leeds winger will hope to learn from the error which upset fans.

Ezgjan Alioski of Leeds celebrates after scoring the equaliser to make it one all during the Sky Bet Championship match between Brentford and Leeds United at Griffin Park on November 4,...

Ezgjan Alioski scored at the weekend for Leeds United but there was little cause for celebration.

His strike in a 3-1 away defeat to Brentford proved to be a mere consolation as Leeds made it seven losses from their last nine games.

Leeds United manager Thomas Christiansen during the Sky Bet Championship match between Brentford and Leeds United at Griffin Park on November 4, 2017 in Brentford, England.

The mood around Elland Road has turned sour, with talk of promotion replaced by questions being asked over manager Thomas Christiansen.

So it was a case of bad timing when Alioski proudly highlighted a video package put together by his agency, showcasing his individual highlights from the match.

Alioski’s message included the tag for the club’s ‘Marching On Together’ chant… but he forgot the motto made famous by club legend Billy Bremner.

Bremner’s famous phrase was ‘side before self’, and it is a motto which lives around the club today, included on the main banner above stadium Elland Road as part of new owner Andrea Radrizzani’s makeover.

Alioski’s push for fans to enjoy his individual efforts instead of focusing on trying to turn the team’s misfortunes around flew in the face of the ‘side before self’ mantra.

The Macedonian will hope to learn from this error, which led to him being slammed by supporters.