Bradford v Millwall: Holloway desperate to set up 'huge' Chelsea game

 

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Carrot: Holloway believes the prospect of facing Chelsea can motivate Millwall
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Standard Sport14 January 2015

Ian Holloway has challenged his players to see off Bradford to set up a massive FA Cup tie with Chelsea.

Millwall travel to Bradford for a third-round replay tonight knowing the reward for the winners is a trip to Stamford Bridge in the next round.

“It is 90 minutes to try to get a huge game,” said Holloway, whose side are in the Championship relegation zone after four successive defeats.

“But it is about gaining some confidence, some self-esteem, working as a group, working hard for each other and coming out on top.

“It has been a long time since we have done that and we have got to get back to those habits.

“The group need to stay strong, stay together and make better choices. Some of the things that we created against Blackpool last weekend — every one of them was rushed.

“There were combinations that if we were calm and doing well, they would have come off.”

Holloway will make a number of changes to his team against League One side Bradford. New signings Dan Harding, Stefan Maierhofer and Shaun Cummings are not available.

Chelsea beat Watford 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in the third round.

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