Thomas Tuchel bizarrely blamed a cancelled flight for Chelsea's humiliating 3-0 defeat at Elland Road, refusing to give Leeds any credit for the way they dismantled his side.
The Blues fell behind after 33 minutes when goalkeeper Edouard Mendy gifted the ball to Brenden Aaronson to score.
Rodrigo doubled Leeds' advantage four minutes later when he headed in a free-kick from Jack Harrison, who netted himself in the second half before Kalidou Koulibaly was sent off with six minutes to go.
However, a tetchy Tuchel claimed Chelsea were the better team before Mendy's mistake and used the coaching staff's disrupted travel plans on Saturday as an excuse.