Mansfield Town’s players were told they had “nothing to fear” heading to Burnley before springing an FA Cup upset at Turf Moor.
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The Stags made a mockery of the supposed gulf in quality between the two sides, showing a clinical touch in front of goal while Burnley were decidedly wasteful.
"It’s incredible, absolutely incredible,” said first-team coach Andy Garner, who was on media duties after manager Nigel Clough had to shoot off at the full-time whistle. “I thought we were absolutely fantastic.
"To come to a place like Burnley, a Premier League club and to score two goals after being 1-0 down at half-time and to play as well as we did, especially in the second-half – even though they had a few opportunities, of course they did – I’m incredibly proud.
"We were a bit frustrated in the first-half in terms of us on the ball, giving the ball away and especially in the final third. I felt some of the quality wasn’t very good and we didn’t make the right decisions. We kept cutting back and not putting the ball in the box, just little things like that.
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Andy Garner, left, gestures on the touchline alongside Mansfield boss Nigel Clough (Photo by Paul Currie / AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image
Andy Garner, left, gestures on the touchline alongside Mansfield boss Nigel Clough (Photo by Paul Currie / AFP via Getty Images)
"We just said that at half-time. It was important to stay at 1-0, but the gaffer was very calm. He wanted us to be better in the final third and he just said: ‘let’s have a go at them’ and I thought that’s what we did.
“It was an end to end game, they’ve obviously missed quite a few opportunities, but we did last week in the league, so sometimes that happens. It’s about taking your opportunities when you get them and we scored two great goals.
"Again, we said at half time there’s nothing to fear. We’re alright. Yes, this is Burnley, it’s a Premier League team, but it doesn’t matter if you lose or if you go out. Everyone in the world is probably expecting you to lose, so go and enjoy it.
"We just wanted the players to be better, because they're capable of being better and they were.”
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