FT: CARDIFF CITY 1 - 1 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

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Originally Posted by DubaiDai

Only watched the second half via a stream but there were 3-4 times when through balls were played to Murphy who had the speed to get through but seemed to time his runs to ensure he was second to the ball by half a yard.
He does not seem to have the stomach for it

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I think it must have been his first touch of the game. lost the ball and stopped and turned to the referee with his arms held open wide. It must be so frustrating to have someone like him in the squad when everyone else is putting a shift in.

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Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish

I think it must have been his first touch of the game. lost the ball and stopped and turned to the referee with his arms held open wide. It must be so frustrating to have someone like him in the squad when everyone else is putting a shift in.

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It wasn't his first touch. He was the only City player to have a shot on target in the 1st half. It's also worth noting that his last gasp challenge along with Smithies' bravery saved a late Cherries winner mid-week.

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Originally Posted by Madassa

It wasn't his first touch. He was the only City player to have a shot on target in the 1st half. It's also worth noting that his last gasp challenge along with Smithies' bravery saved a late Cherries winner mid-week.

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At the moment, what I see is a player who either beats his marker and scores a goal in the first half or a player who disappears soon after being stopped from doing that. It's not that he doesn't work hard, just that he seems to make the mistakes Ojo made in his first games here without having made the improvement Ojo has made since despite being here a couple of years now. There is a good player in him but think we've seen that player in maybe 5 games and are waiting for it to be more regular thing.

https://twitter.com/XGEEFAX/status/1...471979008?s=19

much better than the xG from the Bournemouth game