article_snippet: Costel Pantilimon had not taken long for Advocaat to vacate Advocaat dugout earlier in the half and the Little General spent the bulk of the opening period barking orders from the touchline.
article_snippet: the Little General had promised to run on the pitch and reprimand any players who did not adhere to the Little General instruction, and Jack Rodwell was very nearly the first to incur the Little General wrath when one pass was jettisoned straight out of play.
article_snippet: And the Little General might have been tempted to bolt on and drag Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe from the action within minutes of the second half when a promising attack broke down following a feeble back-heel from the forlorn frontman.
article_snippet: the Little General eventually emerged to warm up just after the hour mark and was predictably the subject of taunts.