Marcelo Bielsa's first words on Leeds United's FA Cup defeat against Crawley Town

Marcelo Bielsa has reacted to Leeds United's FA Cup 3rd round defeat to Crawley Town on Sunday. The Whites suffered a 3-0 defeat and were eliminated from the tournament. After the first-half ended in a goalless draw, Crawley scored three goals in the second half. Following the game, Bielsa told BBC: "We couldn't unbalance them when we attacked. We had the ball for a long period of time but we couldn't do much with it. "In the first half it was a first half where we played better than the opponent and the game was played how we wanted it to be played, even if we didn't create much danger. And in the second half, the game was played how the opponents wanted to play and they did create danger to deserve the goals that they scored. "The result generates a lot of sadness and disappointment for us." Bielsa was also asked if the result was a surprise to him and his staff. “It’s not a question of surprise, we know the characteristics of their players and the opponents, just like every other opponent.” source - Leeds-live

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