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<p class="storytext"><img style="float: right;" title="C:WindowsTempphp15B6.tmp" src="http://pictures.footymad.net/upload/120/905518-1.jpg" alt="C:WindowsTempphp15B6.tmp" width="219" height="300" />“We were well beaten,” McCarthy said “We were poor and I thought they were good.</p>
<p class="storytext">“I guess Neil [Warnock] will say that you go out and beat somebody and you make them play poorly, badly, you don’t let them get going.</p>
<p class="storytext">“I thought they were very good but I didn’t think we were anywhere near what our standards have been.</p>
<p>"We're in a relegation scrap, there is no denying that.</p>
<p>"I'm looking over my shoulder at teams behind me not in-front.</p>
<p>"I haven't shied away from that, we can't afford to play like that because there is always somebody that scraps their way out.</p>
<p>"It's amazing the fight you see when you are battling your way out of the relegation zone, but it can be quite the opposite when you get dragged into it.</p>
<p>"We all need to regroup; we have some huge games against Birmingham and Wigan coming up so we need to compete better.</p>
<p>"It's important that everyone's in it together and we need to make Portman Road a tough place to go.</p>
<p>"I'm not happy, and I'm not happy that others aren't happy and I understand the discerning voices.</p>
<p>"They played well and we played poorly - we shouldn't be conceding goals like we did today."</p>
<p>Cardiff boss <strong>Neil Warnock</strong> hailed Kenneth Zohore's turnaround in form since his arrival, with the forward having netted only once this season before Warnock's appointment.</p>
<p>He said: "He was a waste of time when I first arrived, he just walked about and always had his gloves on.</p>
<p>"But he's a nice lad – it was a crucial moment in his career and the penny has finally dropped for him.</p>
<p>"He's got every attribute a good striker needs, you can't coach him.</p>
<p>"You wouldn't swap him for many in this league. There have been a few players like him who have surprised me like Victor Moses and Phil Jagielka.</p>
<p>"With a little bit more nous we would have nine points from three games, but if you had told me we would have had 51 points with eight games to go, I would have snapped your hand off.</p>
<p>"We were winning battles in every department, and the fans got behind us to create a brilliant atmosphere. We created a lot more today and I really enjoyed it."</p>