Yeates scoring against Chelsea on Saturday. AP / Press Association Images
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BRADFORD CITY’S FA Cup hero Mark Yeates says Premier League opponents won’t relish coming to play them at Valley Parade.
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The League One club recorded one of the biggest shocks in the competition’s history by defeating Jose Mourinho’s men 4-2 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday — with Dubliner Yeates coming off the bench to net in the 90th minute.
The 30-year-old, who began his career in England with Tottenham, was full of praise for the Chelsea boss after he visited the Bradford dressing room to congratulate the players and staff.
“It was a nice touch,” Yeates said during an interview on Off The Ball last night. “It shows the class of the man. He came in and right from the kit man to the last member of the squad, he shook everyone’s hands and wished us all the best.”
Currently seventh in England’s third tier, the Bantams have been handed a home draw in the fifth round against the winner Sunderland and Fulham.
And Yeates is in no doubt that neither club will be looking forward to a meeting with a team who have become known for their giant-killing in recent times.
“It’s a home draw for us,” Yeates added. “A lot of clubs in the draw were probably thinking they didn’t want to come up against us as over the last few years the club has done really well in the cups. So we will fancy our chances.
“To be honest, the pitch isn’t great so I don’t think a Premier League club coming down here will be too happy when they see what they will have to play on.”
Dubliner Mark Yeates: Mourinho's visit to our dressing room shows the class of the man
BRADFORD CITY’S FA Cup hero Mark Yeates says Premier League opponents won’t relish coming to play them at Valley Parade.
The League One club recorded one of the biggest shocks in the competition’s history by defeating Jose Mourinho’s men 4-2 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday — with Dubliner Yeates coming off the bench to net in the 90th minute.
The 30-year-old, who began his career in England with Tottenham, was full of praise for the Chelsea boss after he visited the Bradford dressing room to congratulate the players and staff.
“It was a nice touch,” Yeates said during an interview on Off The Ball last night. “It shows the class of the man. He came in and right from the kit man to the last member of the squad, he shook everyone’s hands and wished us all the best.”
Currently seventh in England’s third tier, the Bantams have been handed a home draw in the fifth round against the winner Sunderland and Fulham.
And Yeates is in no doubt that neither club will be looking forward to a meeting with a team who have become known for their giant-killing in recent times.
“It’s a home draw for us,” Yeates added. “A lot of clubs in the draw were probably thinking they didn’t want to come up against us as over the last few years the club has done really well in the cups. So we will fancy our chances.
“To be honest, the pitch isn’t great so I don’t think a Premier League club coming down here will be too happy when they see what they will have to play on.”
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