Originally Posted by
jon1959
A lot of the match reports I have read are equally ignorant and lazy.
It fits with a template story that has Cardiff bullying other teams with legitimate pressing and illegitimate fouling (not backed by the evidence) and taking direct play into the cartoon version that is made up of aimless long kicks, long throws into the box and a reliance on set pieces so that our aggressive big lads can dominate the 'proper footballers' on the other side.
Of course we are more direct than a lot of teams, but all of our goals against Fulham came from open play, including the Bobby Reid goal. With Camarasa, Arter, Murphy and Reid in the side we have been playing plenty of direct but 'proper' football ourselves. But for that to be acknowledged in the match reports the reporters would have to do some work - like watch the game!