FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

I know it doesn't matter to some but that's now our 18th successive defeat in all competitions by 2 or more goals.

[jeepster]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

Just watched all the matches from the championship,how many players are in the box when attacking not just at set pieces.
Is it the managers instructions?

[Michael Morris]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

Bitesize highlights:

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

Re. Robinson. He was warming up from just after the start of the second half. Doing stretches with the rubber band around his ankles and everything. He was so long warming up he would have been knackered by the time Bulut brought him on. One thing that's strange imo, is that Bulut never speaks to the players to tell them they're on or rarely speaks to them before they're on the park. It's always one of his team. It's really weird. There's a disconnect between him and the players. Odd.

I sit just behind the technical area and near the subs bench so watch and hear a lot of what's going on. It's very revealing. He cut a very lonely figure in the last 15 mins. Hardly any communication. Looked as broken as us supporters. There's no positive vibe in that team and management.

That's a good observation.

Bulut, please, just go!

[ToTaL ITK]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

What happened to Daland?

hamstring?

[Carl Dale's Mole]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

Re. Robinson. He was warming up from just after the start of the second half. Doing stretches with the rubber band around his ankles and everything. He was so long warming up he would have been knackered by the time Bulut brought him on. One thing that's strange imo, is that Bulut never speaks to the players to tell them they're on or rarely speaks to them before they're on the park. It's always one of his team. It's really weird. There's a disconnect between him and the players. Odd.

I sit just behind the technical area and near the subs bench so watch and hear a lot of what's going on. It's very revealing. He cut a very lonely figure in the last 15 mins. Hardly any communication. Looked as broken as us supporters. There's no positive vibe in that team and management.

He’s touched upon it in interviews before this season. How he wants to delegate certain parts of the game to different coaches and what he expects from them etc.

I’m starting to think he’s delegating because he has absolutely no idea what to do.

It’s not working. He must go.

[WJ99mobile]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

To be fair I thought Willock, Robertson and Ramsey were pretty anonymous - Ramsey as usual particularly so. O'Dowda and Ng were poor and both looked devoid of confidence, and whilst Kanga put a shift in, neither he or Meite ever looked a threat. The team looks a mess and for me there are signs the players are getting frustrated. If Bulut isn't sacked soon, I have a feeling the players will make sure he is..

Radio (Jason Perry?) said Robertson was outstanding

[Carl Dale's Mole]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

Radio (Jason Perry?) said Robertson was outstanding

I thought Robertson was great and I was in genuine shock when he was subbed off instead of others. He kept finding the right pass forward to start the attacks (which inevitably fizzled out).

[The Lone Gunman]

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Radio (Jason Perry?) said Robertson was outstanding

Outstanding is pushing it, but he had a much better game than Ramsey, that’s for sure.

[BLUETIT]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

What happened to Daland?

hamstring?

I don’t think his hamstring is in his ankle

[Crisp White Lines]

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I don’t think his hamstring is in his ankle

It has all the hallmarks of one of those innocuous incidents that puts a player out for weeks.

The way the Boro forward fell onto Dalands ankle was bizarre.

[Blooburd]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

Outstanding is pushing it, but he had a much better game than Ramsey, that’s for sure.

he was outstanding considering the circumstances. It isnt easy looking great in a team falling apart.

Its amazing that some people are actually saying siopisstaker played better!!! the guy loses the ball under his won feet BEFORE the challenge comes in!

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Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

he was outstanding considering the circumstances. It isnt easy looking great in a team falling apart.

Its amazing that some people are actually saying siopisstaker played better!!! the guy loses the ball under his won feet BEFORE the challenge comes in!

Robertson played well, I think people have been a bit harsh on Siopis. I thought he had a decent game, he's not exactly a cultured midfielder (although he did play one lovely ball over to Willock or O Dowda in the first half) and he's such a duracell bunny he guarantees you a bunch of errors a game but you cannot look at that man and think he doesn't care if we win or not.

Give me someone who tries to be involved in the game over someone who makes no errors because they're hiding any day of the week. I felt the same about Grant, he would guarantee you'd be pulling your hair out at least a couple of times a game but he'd always try and make things happen.

One of the things I love about Ramsey is he will always, always show for the ball. He can mess up (which he did several times yesterday) but next second he's there again demanding the ball

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

One of the things I love about Ramsey is he will always, always show for the ball. He can mess up (which he did several times yesterday) but next second he's there again demanding the ball

Unfortunately, he’s developed a habit of giving the ball to the opposition more often than he gives it to his teammates. He had a really poor game yesterday and looks hopelessly out of form at present. The question is whether he can recover enough form at this stage of his career to justify his inclusion in the starting line-up.

[Hilts]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

Unfortunately, he’s developed a habit of giving the ball to the opposition more often than he gives it to his teammates. He had a really poor game yesterday and looks hopelessly out of form at present. The question is whether he can recover enough form at this stage of his career to justify his inclusion in the starting line-up.

I think he's done as a 10.

Though I believe Bellamy thinks he can still do the job there as well.