00:00 Harry, thank you for joining us. Congratulations on getting through to the next round of the
00:05 Bristol Street Motors trophy on a fantastic goal. Can I get your reflection on the game
00:08 first?
00:09 Yeah, I think first half we were a bit sloppy. Obviously disappointed to concede just before
00:16 half-time in the manner that we did. We all sat down at half-time and knew it wasn't good
00:21 enough, didn't even need the manager to give us the rocket that we had. But coming out
00:25 of the second half we played so much better. What we needed to do was move the ball quicker
00:31 and that is just what helped us win the game really.
00:33 You seemed to gain, the whole side seemed to gain, a lot of confidence in the second
00:36 half. Scott actually pointed you out as one of the promising bits from the first half,
00:41 sort of used you as an example of how the players should perhaps be playing, which must
00:44 be great for you to hear. But just in general, what do you think was it that changed? Was
00:48 it just that belief in the second half?
00:50 I think that's the main word, belief. I think we were a bit timid in our approach to the
00:55 first half. In the second half I think we all had the belief on the pitch that even
01:01 though they're a league above us we can play football as well as anyone. I think we showed
01:06 that in the second half.
01:07 A league above us and what we said to Scott as well is that nobody can argue that's probably
01:11 their strongest side. For some of the lads like yourself who haven't been able to play
01:15 a lot of minutes in the league this season so far, to come and show your worth against
01:19 a team like that must be a really special feeling.
01:21 Absolutely. We've all been working hard in training, keeping our fitness up. When the
01:27 opportunity to come in arises like it did tonight, I think we've all staked a claim
01:32 to getting that first 11.
01:34 Yes, I suppose obviously minutes is what you're all driving for isn't it, in the league action.
01:38 There's no shame in having to fight your way into the side. It's almost a credit to the
01:44 players that have started week in and week out in the league. I suppose performances
01:48 like tonight will give players like yourself confidence and really start to show Scott
01:53 what you're capable of.
01:54 Exactly that. I think everyone who played tonight should take so much confidence from
01:59 not only the result tonight, beating them, but in the manner that we did, especially
02:03 the second half as I said, that should give everyone a massive boost of confidence.
02:08 Just talking through your goal, it was a pretty special one for you tonight to win the game.
02:12 Obviously you picked the ball up way back. Was it always your plan from the moment you
02:16 picked the ball up or did it just unfold before you?
02:20 When I pick the ball up most times, that's what I try and do to be honest, try and beat
02:23 players. But it just kept opening up and I thought keep going, keep going, keep going.
02:29 Before I knew it I was in on goal with a goalie.
02:33 I suppose it's important to say you've got to beat all those players but you've also
02:38 got to finish it at the end of it. I suppose it can be tricky when you take it past several
02:42 players not to get too excited. You still have to do the hard work and actually finish
02:45 it. So I can imagine that was a bit of relief in that head, ball at the back of the net.
02:48 Exactly, exactly. I don't know if I gave the keeper the eyes or it was just a bit of a
02:53 scuffy finish but no, we'll take them all day long.
02:55 Obviously the draw on Friday, there's still certain teams left that have still got to
02:59 play but this season, say in Scots, it's the furthest this club has ever got in this competition
03:05 in this format. So it must be a special feeling isn't it to just keep progressing. It is
03:13 a good competition, there's good prize money, we're only now a few games off televised games
03:17 and stuff like that. So it must be really pleasing for the players.
03:20 No, 100%. I think everyone's taking it more than seriously. It's a competition that we
03:24 want to not only go far in, it's a competition that we want to win. I think putting down
03:28 markers like tonight can only give us the confidence to go all the way.
03:32 Harry, do you feel tonight is the first time the Crawley fans have seen what you're capable
03:38 of? Because obviously you haven't had loads of minutes but do you feel that tonight is
03:41 a night, a break-through moment for you and Crawley?
03:43 I think exactly that. Obviously the bulk of my minutes have come in this competition so
03:48 far. I think tonight was definitely my best performance of the season so far and it's
03:54 definitely given me the confidence now to kick on and show the Crawley fans more of
03:59 what I'm about and what I can do.
04:00 Obviously you're hoping for more league minutes now and a nice flight tonight is only going
04:05 to help your cause on that isn't it?
04:07 No, exactly. That's obviously our bread and butter now going back to the league. Just
04:13 to play as many minutes in that and state my claim for a start in place, that's all
04:18 I want to do.
04:19 How is Scott developing you as a player? I remember when you came in he said in the interviews
04:26 that he's got to be a player that gets the fans off their seats. How is he helping you
04:30 develop coming from when you came from Bromley to where you are now?
04:35 Just loads of stuff on the training pitch, loads of position specific stuff. We do a
04:41 lot of defenders go off with the defensive coach, midfielders go off, wingers go off
04:45 and we do our own match specific bits in the week to get us prepped for every situation
04:51 that could come on a Saturday or a Tuesday night.
04:54 What have you found the main difference coming from National League to League 2 as a player?
04:58 You know what, in terms of the actual match play I don't think there's a huge difference.
05:06 A bit more ball speed and obviously every level you go up there's going to be that
05:10 little step in terms of how good the teams are. But I feel like I'm making the step well
05:19 and I'm confident I can kick on.
05:21 And in this competition, I don't know if you know what teams are left, is there anyone
05:25 you fancy in the next round?
05:27 Honestly, I should have done my research but I have no idea to be honest with you.
05:30 But it doesn't matter, we're not going to care who we come up against. We're confident
05:34 we can beat anyone in this competition for sure.
05:36 Brilliant, thanks Harry.
05:37 Nice one.
05:37 Harry, this is not the first time that Crawley have beaten a Ligue 1 side in this competition.
05:46 Beaten Charlton, Villa under 21s and now he's beaten another Ligue 1 side in the form of
05:51 Bristol Rovers. So surely coming up for that draw there's no fear of coming up against
05:55 anyone then?
05:56 Exactly, just what I've said before, we're not even going to, obviously we will look
05:59 at who we get, but it's not going to change the way we play, it's not going to change
06:02 our confidence levels and it's not going to change our belief that we can win that game.
06:06 As well now, with a performance like that, surely you're knocking on the door for a league
06:11 game on Saturday, or a league start sorry, on Saturday. So how are you finding that progression
06:16 and are you happy to, or really wanting to be knocking on the door for Saturday?
06:20 100%. I think every no player is happy with sitting on the bench or just coming on here,
06:25 coming on there. I think every player who's out of the team should be knocking on the
06:28 manager's door and of course I want to be playing.
06:32 As well, it's your second goal in this competition as well, so that's something that I guess
06:38 fills you with a bit of confidence, you're filling up your game of goals, you're exciting
06:42 fans, getting them off their seat with your amazing runs, going in on goal, particularly
06:47 your goal today, running through quite a few players and then obviously finishing a chance.
06:54 How much confidence does that fill you with, that you're adding goals to your game as well
06:57 as your amazing dribbling excitement?
06:59 Massively, massively and that is what I was saying about previously, midfielders working
07:04 with midfielders out on the training pitch, strikers working with strikers, but I've been
07:07 doing a lot of extra shooting as well and just to take my game to the next level and
07:11 add goals, add assists to my game and long may it continue.
07:14 Cheers Harry, congratulations.
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