hiː wʌz wˈaɪdli blˈeɪmd fɔːɹ kˈɔːzɪŋ ðə kɹˈʌʃɪŋ dᵻfˈiːt ʌvðə bˈɪzɐntˌiːn fˈoːɹsᵻz ænd ðə sˈʌbsᵻkwənt kˈæptʃɚɹ ʌv ɹoʊmˈɑːnoʊz ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ baɪ ðɪ ˈɛnəmi.
He was widely blamed for causing the crushing defeat of the Byzantine forces and the subsequent capture of Romanos IV by the enemy.