Match Day Thread Cardiff City v Norwich City, Fug Me Not These Again?

Did anyone else see Pack walking a tightrope - like Tomlin and Ralls earlier this season he should be taking off players on yellows?
Not saying we’d have scored again but more chance with 11 men.

Oh and yet another poor display by Wilson - is he interested?

 

Fair comment on Wilson. He knows he's playing in a poor side and it shows. Was more interested when Moore came on but Ojo put in much more of a shift than Wilson and looked like he wanted to change things.

Bagan and Bennett improved second half. Not difficult for Bennett who was awful first half.

With Moore, hopefully Morrison and the new guy in against QPR we will improve. Oh yes, and a new RB would be useful so Bacuna, if fit, can get into midfield.

One question, wtf was Bacuna, right back, doing at left wing to assist for our goal? Not complaining, just asking.

 

Both goals like the 2 by Wycombe and last week were gifts. All through defensive shortcomings.

On Bagan, I hope he is not just parked on the bench when Morrison returns. He’s one who should be given the rest of the season as Bennett has done nothing this season at LB to justify being first choice.

 

Yes - Pack should have been hauled off at least 15 minutes before his second yellow. He was looking to take out the Norwich players coming through the middle and it was obvious - why didn't Harris see that?

Wilson is like a fish out of water and looks like he doesn't want to be here.

 

Several players upped their game when Moore came on. Particularly Ralls.

Bagan had a good game Joe Bennett played well. In fact he was far better than Nelson who ideally would be dropped.

Pity Pack got sent off.

 

Nobody's fault but Pack for lunging in, and Harris's for not seeing what was going to happen.

 

So did we learn anything from this game that we didn't know before?

 

No.

 

Yes, plenty.

I hadn’t realised just how bad Glatzel, how reliant we are on Moore and Morrison aerially and just how disinterested Wilson has become.

Also it reinforced my view there cannot be a less effective central midfield in the league.

 

May not have learned much new - just confirmed what we already know.

The difference yesterday wasn't that Norwich had far better players than us, though the quality of the likes of Buendia, Vrancic and Cantwell is obvious. Even with hardman Hugill in there instead of dangerman Pukki they've got a decent mix in the side, but it was the way they played that made the big difference.

For Norwich it was pass, pass, pass and then pass again, whilst we were pass, stop, think, pass!

We're so fecking slow at decision making on the ball and moving it on. That is down to coaching. You saw our true colours when Moore came on - blast it up to him in the hope he'd get on the end of it FFS!

We'll probably win as many games as we lose in this division against similar sides as ourselves but unless we can bludgeon our way into that top 6 like we did under Warnock, we'll not get out of this division at the right end the way we're going.