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Thread: Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

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    Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

    The under 23s have just lost 5-1 away at Swansea! Joe Day, Aidan Flint, Greg Cunningham, Mark Harris, Tom Sang and Joel Bagan were all in the starting 11, and yet we were stuffed. Discuss please.

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    Re: Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

    makeshift XIs very rarely play well together, doesn't mean the players are terrible as individuals (sometimes it does)
    see also our cup exits most seasons

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    Re: Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

    The above I took from the other site. Not good enough by a country mile.

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    Re: Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

    just had a look at the thread on the other site and found the comment :

    "we need an overall of the midfield"

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    Re: Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

    One of the lads in Swansea's team is from the valleys and was a Cardiff fan

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    Re: Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
    just had a look at the thread on the other site and found the comment :

    "we need an overall of the midfield"
    Are they hoping for a star Welsh player with Brazilian heritage to come through?
    Dunga Rees perhaps?

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    Re: Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
    just had a look at the thread on the other site and found the comment :

    "we need an overall of the midfield"
    **** sake

    Due to the overhaul quality of posting over there I decided a while ago to stop looking on there.

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    Re: Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

    I wonder how many Flint was at fault for.

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    Re: Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

    Quote Originally Posted by Stanmore Bluebird View Post
    The under 23s have just lost 5-1 away at Swansea! Joe Day, Aidan Flint, Greg Cunningham, Mark Harris, Tom Sang and Joel Bagan were all in the starting 11, and yet we were stuffed. Discuss please.
    Difficult one , not a good scoreline, as RJK states makeshift sides can underperform .

    My worry with U23 games and senior players actual motivation, perhaps there shoukd be less of them in the starting eleven, and the younger talent given priority, are some carry knocks and using the game as a run out , lack of ganes can effect performance, do some only have their first team opportunity paramount in their minds .

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    Re: Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

    To answer the them topic question.....we don't have any. Only Tomlin as a creative midfielder and he is fat and slow. No proper right back. Right wingers, one of whom is not in the squad (Whyte) and the other last played a League game (except Scottish League and France) two seasons ago. And Bamba as cover for centre back! And Joe Day as reserve goalie.

    So no we have little strength in depth, a smaller squad than last year, and some reserve players but no strength.

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    Re: Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

    Quote Originally Posted by cardiff55 View Post
    To answer the them topic question.....we don't have any. Only Tomlin as a creative midfielder and he is fat and slow. No proper right back. Right wingers, one of whom is not in the squad (Whyte) and the other last played a League game (except Scottish League and France) two seasons ago. And Bamba as cover for centre back! And Joe Day as reserve goalie.

    So no we have little strength in depth, a smaller squad than last year, and some reserve players but no strength.
    How does the squad compare to others though outside of Norwich, Derby, Bournemouth, Watford

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    Re: Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
    just had a look at the thread on the other site and found the comment :

    "we need an overall of the midfield"
    Surely that would just be covering up their failings.

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    Re: Where is Cardiff’s Strength in Depth?

    Is there any reassurance to be had that on Saturday 12 September, our under 18s defeated Bristol City 4-1? Courtesy of Bob Wilson on another thread, still just 15 years old Cian Ashford scored twice for City and in fact he has scored winning goals at this level from as far back as January 2019. First smidgeon of good news on the playing field since our play off away win at Fulham. The signings of Moore and Ojo are also promising I think.

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