Daniel Farke felt his side deserved far more than the 2-0 defeat they suffered at in-form Bournemouth.
Leeds dominated the opening 30 minutes, had a goal ruled out by VAR in the first half and then fell behind when James Trafford's pass was picked off by Justin Kluivert and Evanilson found the unguarded net.
The Whites caused problems in the second half but were unable to turn good positions into an equaliser, before Bournemouth added another in stoppage time through Amine Adli.
"Most important is the result and of course we're disappointed that we travel away without points," said Farke. "Football is brutal sometimes, it can feel like the most unfair sport in the world. One goal is very often decisive. We would have deserved so much more. First 30 minutes we played fantastic football, created chances and scored one of the best team goals of the season. Out of nothing they were in the lead because we scored more or less an own goal."
Farke saw the opening goal as crucial to how the two sides were then able to approach the game.
"They're so well structured and if they're 1-0 up at home and can concentrate on defending and counter attacking it can be very difficult," he said.
"It was an own goal, we were 1-0 down and this was decisive. They had problems in the beginning to sit with us. After they were 1-0 up they could concentrate on sitting really deep. To open a very good and really well structured Premier League side, one of the best at defending, six clean sheets in a row, perhaps we don't have the individual quality for a moment of magic. Set-piece delivery was perhaps not spot on. We can be better there. We can be a bit more brutal. It's something we will address this week a bit more.
"I can't speak too negative about anything performance wise. We played a really good away game. You can speak about the wrong decision making to concede, you can speak about being more concentrated to hit the target. We could have forced it a bit more in the second half. It's the only thing I could criticise. Not moaning about performance or commitment. Overall it was a really good away game. But if you read the result it reads different."
The manager also went on record with his support for Trafford after the error. "James is a terrific young goalkeeper, he's been outstanding so far," he said. "He has saved us points and will save us points. It's the life of a footballer and a young goalkeeper, there's sometimes perhaps a mistake that can be costly. In general we win together, we lose together. For me he's still top class and has all my trust and love. My recommendation is he shouldn't watch the scene back. Football can have annoying days. We won't dwell on it."
