Leeds United, from the Premier League, was eliminated this Sunday in the third round of the English FA Cup by a team from League Two, the English fourth division, Crawley Town, who won at the Broadfield Stadium, by 3 -0.
Marcelo Bielsa’s team has impressed at its start in the Premier League, after a 16-year absence, with its commitment to offensive football, but the Argentine has still not won a tie in the FA Cup in his three seasons at the helm of Leeds and he was punished for giving rest to many of his important players.
Illan Meslier, Stuart Dallas, Luke Ayling, Mateusz Klich and Patrick Bamford rested and the modest Crawley took advantage of this circumstance to extend his unbeaten series to ten games between all competitions.
Bielsa made three changes after a goalless first half, but the initiative did not have the desired effect and it was Crawley who took control in the second half.
And the Spanish goalkeeper of Leeds, Kiko Casilla, saw three goals come from the rivals, scored by Nick Tsaroulla (50), Ashley Nadesan (53) and Jordan Tunnicliffe (70).
Crawley even had the luxury of debuting television host Mark Wright in injury time.
Wright, who started his career at West Ham, Arsenal and Tottenham as a youth before turning to television, is making a documentary with the club to see if he can make it into a professional player.
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