'There's always a chance' - Crawley Town head coach John Yems on FA Cup fourth round tie with AFC Bournemouth

Crawley Town boss John Yems said 'there is always a chance' for his side in the FA Cup.
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The Reds stunned the footballing world when they hammered Premier League Leeds United 3-0 at the Peo9ple's Pension Stadium in the third round of the competition.

And tonight (Tuesday), Crawley travel to Bournemouth to try and emulate their third round success.

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Yems and his assistant Lee Bradbury both know Bournemouth very well and will be looking to get one over their former side.

Crawley Town head coach John YemsCrawley Town head coach John Yems
Crawley Town head coach John Yems

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Yems talked publicly about his departure from Bournemouth recently and how it caused him to have a breakdown. But now he goes back and will not be looki9ng to get any revenge but to just win another game of football.

Her said: "I'm not too bothered about going back. It will be nice to see a few old faces and players. But not bothered one way or the other really."

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Yems is just delighted to be back playing football again after an enforced break because of a Covid-19 outbreak at the club. He said: "Always good to be back. The spirits are high and we are looking forward to the game."

And when asked if he thinks the break will have a positive or negative (please excuse the pun) effect on his players, he said: "Ask me at the end of tomorrow night whether it’s been a positive or negative."

Yems said the Leeds United match was a 'free punch' in the lead up to that game, but now he believes they have earned their right to have a punch this time.

He said: "There’s always chance, we don’t go into any game thinking there isn’t a chance, you have got to earn. And we have earned the right to have a punch. Where we haven’t played since the Leeds game so, it’s just getting a bit of stuff in the boys legs and making sure we are ready for the league programme."