No fear for Peterborough United boss as his side go in search of a Carabao Cup quarter-final place at Bradford City
Peterborough United boss Robbie Savage will take his side to Valley Parade without fear as they look to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.
Posh face Bradford City in the fourth round knowing that victory would see them into the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time since the 1991-92 season.
Savage’s side will be without Harry Leonard, the top scorer in the competition, and could be forced to recall centre-back David Okagbue.
But Savage insists his side will travel without fear, while accepting they must improve on their end product, which saw them only claim a late point at Bromley on Saturday.
Bradford come into the match also with a recent change of manager. They sit third in the League One table and have not conceded a goal under new boss Michael Duff, but have drawn three of his four games in charge 0-0.
Posh were beaten 2-0 on the opening day of the League One season at Valley Parade when Okagbue received a red card.
Savage said: “We go there on the back of a last minute equaliser so we have momentum.
“We would have liked to have won that game. We had to test the keeper more from all of our final third entries and corners. We have to believe more when we get in there and have better decision-making.
“It will be a great atmosphere. They are a fantastic football club with a great manager but we go there with one defeat in five and we’ve been to Leicester and won, and they are a very good side. We’ve been to Huddersfield and gone toe-to-toe and we should have beaten Burton and Bromley.
“For this group to get to the quarter-finals would be amazing. It would be amazing for all the supporters and we would probably get a Premier League side. It’s a great carrot for each and everyone of the players taking to the pitch.
“We have got good players, a great group and they keep going. They are showing a willingness to run and fight to the end and that’s all you can ask for.
“Let’s go there with the belief that this team can beat anyone. I really believe it and the players do as well.
“I’ve watched them, but I don’t really care about Bradford. It’s about us. It’s a wonderful club, Michael Duff is a very good manager with great experience but my philosophy is about us. We respect every opposition we play against, but we don’t fear them.”