I'll start from where we are weakest and work my way down.Originally Posted by Keyser Soze
Cardiff are currently reliant on strikers who whilst at the club are yet to have shown any consistent quality. Before his sale, Zohore was the only player to have a purple patch of goalscoring form in a City shirt. And now the selection available to Warnock, needs to start firing.
As for the midfield, compared to players who played the full championship promotion season Cardiff are missing Gunnarsson, Harris, Bryson and Pilkington. Additionally Cardiff also secured Grujić, Jamie Ward, Wildschut and Feeney on half season loans.
At this stage the new additions are Reid, Murphy, Bacuna and Vaulks. So you can consider Cardiff having Reid replacing Pilkington, Murphy replacing Harris, Vaulks replacing Bryson and Bacuna replacing Gunnarson. So there is justification to suggest that the midfield has overall improved (not saying Bacuna is better than Gunnars). However there is the nagging doubt of central midfield, I don't believe anyone is star struck by Bacuna, but there is optimism with regards to how Vaulks will perform in a City shirt.
As for defence, versatility has been lost with the departure of Manga. But the obvious position that everyone would like to see addressed is right back. Peltier is a seasoned professional but not quality, and Richards is sadly injury prone so offers little competition for that position. The only other option seemingly at the moment is Coxe, but it's not clear what chances he will get to make a mark in the first team.
And we can all agree that the situation between the sticks at Cardiff is fine.
In my opinion Cardiff are 3 signings away from having a really strong competitive squad this season. A striker to lead the line, a box to box midfielder and a right back.
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