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New manager Kevin Betsy saw ‘pleasing aspects’ in Crawley Town’s opening day loss at Carlisle United but admitted there were areas his team needed to ‘improve on very quickly’.

The 44-year-old could not begin his Reds tenure with a win as Kristian Dennis’ fifth minute strike sealed victory for the Blues on the first weekend of the 2022-23 League Two season.

Despite the result, Betsy saw plenty of positives in Crawley’s performance. But the former Seychelles international challenged his charges to put in a better showing when Leyton Orient visit West Sussex next Saturday.

He said: “It’s the first game of the season, everyone’s excited, but I felt we didn’t start as well as we could have done.

New Crawley Town manager Kevin Betsy sees 'pleasing aspects' in Carlisle United defeat but admits the Reds 'need to improve'