Crawley Town assistant manager Lee Bradbury's reaction to sensational FA Cup win

Lee Bradbury said Crawley Town's 6-5 win over Torquay showed the 'beauty of the FA Cup'.
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The Reds came back from 2-0, 3-2 and 5-3 down to triumph in an 11-goal thriller at Plainmoor. It took a last minute winner from Ashley Nadesan to seal the win. You can watch the whole interview below

And in his post-match interview, Bradbury said you would not games like that in the League.

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He said: "Where do you start?! It was bad start to game being 2-0 down and chasing the game. I have got to say they are a good side, they look a league side already.

"Our lads were absolutely dead on their feet at the end, they gave absolutely everything today for the shirt.

"I think that will do the lads the world of good in terms of confidence.

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"It's the beauty of the FA Cup, when you look at it, that wouldn't happen in a League game for some reason. We changed shape three or four times to try and get the opposition on the back foot.

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"It was a great game for the neutral, I don't know about me and Yemsy!"

And who does Bradbury want in the next round? He said: "Being an ex-Portsmouth lad I would like Portsmouth, but that would be a tough game. We just want to get through."

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