Four points from scary looking games away at play-off bound Brentford
and at home to league leaders Bournemouth? I’d have bet my plumbs against this
outcome.
Credit to City who were pummeled to the dirt on Saturday in
West London but dug deep for the win with only nine men left on the
pitch. A previous grim run of away form appears to have turned with 3 wins in a
row. There has even been sightings of ball retention and even... GOALS.
Now it’s down to Mr Slade, our esteemed tactical genius of a
coach, to rectify our form at our house (currently only one victory in 2015) and last night’s
performance against a slick Bournemouth team is a good starting point to
build on.
It may have been a first half of just 27% possession for the
Bluebirds but they stayed in the game and restricted the Cherries to little
more than high tempo sexy passing. Cardiff have to change that - and it may
mean a change of personnel in midfield in future.
Too many times was precious ball given up cheaply with a bad
touch or dilly dallying. The whole midfield is guilty of this and the front men
need a coaching session in hold up play. I don't think Aron Gunnarsson completed one pass and don't get me started on Alex Revel.
Centre back Bruno Manga though (above pic) is a star performer for
us at the moment, calm on the ball, quick and a threat from a set piece.
Bruno and his partner Sean Morrison have upped their game of late. Ben Turner's hoof-ball tendencies have not been missed.
The City players may be giving the ball away too much but they are battling for each other and giving what they can for the cause. Last night some of the players may have needed to take their first post-game showers in months.
At times this season they've laid down for an opposition tummy tickle but at the moment the boys are putting up a fight. With only 8 games left and nothing to play for, are they playing for their futures or are they buying into what Russell Slade is doing?
Whatever it is, it's overdue.
At times this season they've laid down for an opposition tummy tickle but at the moment the boys are putting up a fight. With only 8 games left and nothing to play for, are they playing for their futures or are they buying into what Russell Slade is doing?
Whatever it is, it's overdue.
Following this mini run of mild positivity with a home win on Saturday will signal a neat run of results for the bald one.
#SladeOut
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