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FAC3 DRAW: MANSFIELD VS MIDDLESBROUGH
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FA Cup Round 3 draw:
Mansfield vs Middlesbrough ------------------------- Mansfield Town boss Nigel Clough happy to be at home in FA Cup and fancies upset against Middlesbrough chad.co.uk, By John Lomas, Tuesday 7th December 2021 Nigel Clough was happy to get a home draw in Monday's FA Cup round three and believes Mansfield Town have a chance of knocking Championship club Middlesbrough. Stags were hoping for a glamour tie with one of the Premier League big guns, but will instead face Chris Wilder's Boro side, who sit ninth in the table, as they bid for a third giantkilling in a row after knocking out League One clubs Sunderland and Doncaster Rovers. “It's nice to be at home, first of all, with a good top-half Championship side as our opponents,” said Stags boss Clough. “Without wishing to sound being disrespectful, it's not a Chelsea or a Manchester United, but it is at home and we have a chance of getting through. https://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town-boss-nigel-clough-happy-to-be-at-home-in-fa-cup-and-fancies-upset-against-middlesbrough-3486017?fbclid=IwAR0A7HpAvkRtlrY617XKr2iaBji9Pu2jA7qocNWK9orE3vYMDDU4eLrzEyE “We'll obviously be watching Middlesbrough closely in the next few weeks. They'll bring a very good following and it'll make for a great atmosphere. “I think it'll be a good crowd overall and a good atmosphere, and a real test for us. “Their priority will be to get promoted, but I have never known an easy game against one of Chris' teams.” The third round will take place over the weekend of Friday, 7th January to Monday, 10th January, with winning clubs picking up £82,000 from the competition prize fund. Stags earned another £34,000 from Saturday's superb 3-2 at Doncaster Rovers, backed by over 3,300 away fans. Stags last faced Boro in the FA Cup at home back in January 2008 in a fourth round tie which saw the visitors win 2-0. -------------------- Clough told BBC Radio Nottingham and iFollow Stags about the draw: "It could have been better, it could have been a lot, lot worse. We're at home against a good Championship side who'll have their eyes on promotion under Chris (Wilder) so it's going to be a good one," he added. "They'll sell out their end, hopefully we'll have a good crowd and it's another home game to look forward to." -------------------------------- Chris Wilder's verdict on Middlesbrough's FA Cup draw away to Mansfield Town Middlesbrough learned their FA Cup third round opponents earlier in the week gazettelive.co.uk, By Craig Johns, 11 DEC 2021 Chris Wilder insists that he will take the FA Cup seriously at Middlesbrough. The oldest cup competition was once one of the most coveted prizes in English football but has become somewhat digested in recent years owing to the money incentives of league progression. As a result, many don't often prioritise the FA Cup, with Boro failing to get beyond the fourth round in any of the last four seasons. This year, the third round brings forth a trip to League Two side Mansfield Town for the Boro - with Nigel Clough's side upsetting Sunderland and Doncaster to reach this stage. But Wilder will be out to avoid any such upsets next month, insisting that, whichever team he puts out, he expects a win as part of the consistently high standards he is setting on Teesside. He said: “We want to win every game. With everything that we do, we want the attitude right throughout the club. https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chris-wilder-fa-cup-middlesbrough-22430119 “Whether it’s 23s, 18s, there has to be that attitude. Especially at the senior level though because that then filters down to the academy boys. “Of course, they’re developing footballers and have to develop their skills and the way they play, but without that competitive attitude, whatever the game, you won’t have success. “I won’t accept anything less. Of course, at times you might want to take different things from games, but above all else, I want to win and I want people to want to win and want to improve. “I know Nigel [Clough] well and he will be eyeing a cup upset. “But we’ll have 2-3,00 going down there and I don’t want us to be one of the upsets of the round. I want to progress in that competition, build momentum and win games of football. “That momentum is key. Let’s be real about it, it’s been inconsistent here for a long time. “We have to try and build that consistency and that only comes through our own attitude. “We want big games at the Riverside and for that to happen we’ve got to take care of Mansfield and that attitude will be there from the off. “As long as it is, we’ll have a great chance of winning.” --------------------- |
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