Marcelo Bielsa said Leeds United's humlbing FA Cup defeat to Crawley Town 'generates a lot of sadness and disappointment for us'.
The Whites suffered a 3-0 defeat to the League Two side on Sunday afternoon as their dreadful recent record in the FA Cup continued.
After the two sides went in goalless at half-time, the hosts netted three times in 20 second-half minutes to earn a deserved giantkilling over a side that sit 62 places above in them in the league.
Following the game Bielsa admitted that Crawley's second-half performance meant they deserved the win.
"We couldn't unbalance them when we attacked. We had the ball for a long period of time but we couldn't do much with it," he told the BBC.
"In the first half it was a first half where we played better than the opponent and the game was played how we wanted it to be played, even if we didn't create much danger. And in the second half, the game was played how the opponents wanted to play and they did create danger to deserve the goals that they scored.
"The result generates a lot of sadness and disappointment for us."
Bielsa was also asked if the result was a surprise to him and his staff.
“It’s not a question of surprise, we know the characteristics of their players and the opponents, just like every other opponent.”
The defeat means that Leeds have exited the FA Cup at the first hurdle in each of Bielsa's three seasons in charge of the club.
Next up for Leeds is a return to Premier League action next weekend when they host Brighton at Elland Road.
