'I needed to give a signal to the guys that we don't travel five hours here and back to lose': Barnsley boss Valerian Ismael admits his anger at half-time as his side came from behind to beat Bournemouth in boost to play-off tilt

No tea cups were harmed in the brutal half-time dressing down that sparked Barnsley’s comeback, but Valerien Ismael did confess to losing his temper.

Trailing Bournemouth 2-1, the Tykes’ impressive recent run of results and sixth position in the Championship were in danger of being squandered.

Whatever head coach Ismael, 45, shouted had the desired effect as goals from Dominik Frieser and substitute Carlton Morris flipped the game on its head and handed Barnsley a five-point cushion to the Cherries in seventh.

‘He was a bit angry, he screamed a little bit,’ said Austrian midfielder Frieser, who also played under Ismael at LASK.