Going to be tough. A form team v a team with no form and no first choice centre forward. Morison needs his best motivational team talk and the whole team to be at the top of their form. Okay all, let's have your thoughts.
Well I guess clubs throughout the leagues play without recognised strikers these days. In recent games, our possession and attempts have gone up including those on target dramatically. Now it's down to fine tuning and hitting the ball under the bar, between the posts and beyond keeper and defender. Just a bit of accuracy required. I honestly think there's goal throughout the team and they'll start arriving. We don't get hammered by the top teams any more and I think we can tame Forest again. Also, I have a grudge against their manager who took my ugliest man in Britain crown!
Realistically can only see one result here. A tenth home defeat. ps Just looked at the table and noticed City have only scored 9 goals at home all season (and 3 of those were in one game). That is just pitiful.
Ode to a drumming manager. The manager was fixated. Unable to let go of his previous calling. And it showed in his behaviour. Some say he was too long in the tooth, banging on about the old days. But he decided to stick it out. The owner appointed him hoping for a rebound stroke but the slide down the tabla continued. He tried to drum his ideas into the players but it wasnt to be. His language could be bass as he berated players. And his tactics were questionable, sitting back and drawing the opposition on, trying to snare them, didnt work. Ball skills were poor. In training players failed to beat a man with a single drag tap successfully. Unable to trap the ball it would often multiple bounce roll. A sorry state. He couldn't even remember who was in the playing staff. On one occasion calling 'Tom, Tom', despite Tom having left several years earlier. His day is done. The fans are tired of his flim flam. Its been a car crash. Time for him to put on his top hat and go. All that is left for him to do is the ayatollah, the cymbal of the club.
Very surprised that Hugill was cleared in time to start. 3 changes with a couple that wont have trained together. A big risk. Its a line up I was hoping to see next week. Cardiff City XI: Smithies; Drameh, McGuinness, Morrison, Ng; Wintle, Ralls, Doughty; Doyle; Hugill, Watters. Subs: Phillips, Bagan, Flint, Pack, Vaulks, Collins, Davies.
As I said in my edit to the post, it was a line up I was hoping to see next week. Without time together on the training paddock, a big ask.
