'We can cause some upsets this year'
Tilt: 'There are no grey areas with the gaffer'
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Bradford City defender Curtis Tilt says that a relentless pre-season schedule helped contribute towards their season-opening win against Wycombe Wanderers.
Manager Graham Alexander named seven debutants as the Bantams made their return to League One, including 34-year-old Tilt, and emerged with a 2-1 win against last season's play-off semi-finalists.
The former Wigan and Blackpool man joined City from Salford in the summer, signing a two-year deal and told BBC Radio Leeds: "For us as players, it has been quite easy, (Alexander) will stop and show you clips and we will nail it down.
"From minute one, we knew exactly what the gaffer wanted to do and it's been different from anything I've ever done with the shape. Going into the first game, there were six or seven debutants but we all knew what we wanted to do and where we had to be on the pitch, it's been relentless but enjoyable."
Bradford were 2-0 up in the first 13 minutes on Saturday and Tilt knew the "importance of getting off to a good start".
"It's important collectively and individually, personally I don't change what I do, I know what I'm good at and what my attributes are," he said.
"It's just implementing them on the pitch. Every day is a learning day for me, no matter your age, we can get better as a team and hopefully we can cause some upsets this year."