Reply With Quote2-1 from a goal down away. It's a promising sign and who knows it could be the catalyst for a winning run.
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Two goals in six minutes see City come back from a goal down to beat Rotherham.
Paul Trollope's late deadline day signing may have saved his job today as Rickie Lambert delivered two goals at New York Stadium.
Trollope was staring down the barrell of a fifth straight league defeat before Lambert showed his class to poach two goals that won the points for City.
Cardiff had a number of chances at goal during the game but all were high and wide and the two best chances if the first half saw Ben Amos called into action to make crucial saves As Rotherham threatened.
Lambert stood out all match but he was isolated for long periods and City's slow methodical build up was wasted.
Rotherham possessed a turn of pace at times that threatened to catch City out but it was a route one long throw that brought the opening goal. Amos could not take control of Greg Halfords missile on the hour and Izzy Brown finally fired home.
That weapon was used time and time again but City defended the threat and from a set piece of their own Lambert headed the side level.
Six minutes later Lambert reacted quickest to turn in the box and his shot took a wicked deflection to beat Lee Camp.
Cardiff held off timid late Rotherham pressure to record a crucial away win.
The victory lifts the club out of the bottom three and sets up a massive game on Tuesday against Derby County. The Rams losing today at home to Blackburn and in a desperate state.
Its a chance for City to show some balls and look to continue in an upward direction.
Rotherham: Camp, Fisher, Mattock, Fry, Wilson, Taylor, Halford, Frecklington, Newell (Blackstock 82), Brown, Ward
Cardiff: Amos, Peltier, Morrison, Richards, Connolly, Ralls (Harris 70), Noone, Whittingham, O’Keefe, Lambert, Immers
Referee: David Coote (Notts)
Attendance: 8,448 (390 City)
Last edited by Michael Morris; 24-09-16 at 17:18.
2-1 from a goal down away. It's a promising sign and who knows it could be the catalyst for a winning run.
That's the way I see it.Originally Posted by Splott David
I'm pretty sure most of us, whether at the game, listening on the radio, watching Jeff Stelling or on Internet updates, expected another defeat after they scored.
Okay it sounds like our midfield is still unbalanced but, without getting too far ahead of ourselves after one win, if we keep creating chances for Lambert he will score. If he scores we will win games.
Wins breed confidence and a confident side will get more goals and hopefully bring success.
If we do the same to Derby on Tuesday, then the training during the international break will be a lot less stressful and that run will be well and truly underway.
Derby are in a right mess at the moment - had a look at their boards earlier and it seems the team are not playing for Pearson - hopefully we can capitalize on that
Knowing our luck,they will have a new manager by Tuesday and will thrash us :(
Never know.
A win will lift the dressing room and we have a couple of winnable games coming up against Derby and Wigan.
Could be mid table by mid October
Tuesday at home will show if our confidence has been lifted.
Still not sure about the selection of Ralls.
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