FT: STOKE CITY 1 - 2 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

[Eric the Half a Bee]

By making himself faster? How does one do that?

Indeed. In the first instance, Ojo is covering, Bennett tracks back. He cannot predict where the defensive header will go and it happens that he can't quite get anything on it to divert it further clear.

The run and cross beats him for pace. If he drops back anticipating that he shows the attacker on the inside for a shot at goal. The cross is perfect otherwise Bennett gets a toe on it or Smithies saves it/it goes behind.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Prior to this game they'd conceded more than anyone else in the top half of the table, and many in the bottom half too. And I think we saw evidence of that for our 2 goals, as soon as we put them under any type of pressure they left us unmarked in the box twice.

The reason they are up where they are is they've scored a lot of goals, and until Campbell and Brown had to go off they had us pinned back due to their pace. I think the Campbell injury changed the game.

Agreed.

[Rjk]

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very few chances, and they stopped attacking after the pen

[Ianto13]

They keep mention 9 million, did they really pay that for him?

I remember him scoring two goals against us in the Premier League to win the game despite us outplaying Burnley and will never forget his header against Belgium in the Euros!

[splott parker]

I remember him scoring two goals against us in the Premier League to win the game despite us outplaying Burnley and will never forget his header against Belgium in the Euros!

Burnley goals aside, after last night he’s continuing to do his bit for Welsh football

[Rjk]

I remember him scoring two goals against us in the Premier League to win the game despite us outplaying Burnley and will never forget his header against Belgium in the Euros!

that burnley game was an absolute travesty

[Rjk]

Bennett is the biggest weakness in the defence.

I have never seen a player more culpable for goals conceded than him.

That goal was down to him.

Threw a lazy leg at the ball when attempting to clear it, and missed.

Then the Stoke player waltzed past him as if he wasn’t there, to get the cross in.

He’s a terrible defender.

I don’t know how good Cunningham is at this level, but I’d like to see him get a run of games.

This was an odd little cameo wasn't it?

Presumably he'll disappear now until we next concede

[Pedro de la Rosa]

No it isn’t. It is really great according to lots of people on this thread.

Booby's last post was 1 minute before we equalised

[J R Hartley]

Booby's last post was 1 minute before we equalised

Bobby the Jack absolutely devastated, you just love to see it.

[J R Hartley]

This was an odd little cameo wasn't it?

Presumably he'll disappear now until we next concede

Tandy the woodlouse has crawled back under his rock until the next time we go behind in a game.

[2b2bdoo]

Harris maybe got the first 11 wrong but it takes a very brave manager to change a team who have won 3 on the bounce. I don't think many would have but I think some looked a little tired and we needed that spark from the bench.
Got the subs spot on though and changed the game for another win. Can't fault an away win.

[IanD]

Just watched it, they had Powell marking Morrison at both corners. They had Shawcross, Collins, Vokes and Chester on the pitch. That's more than a little bit odd!

Maybe I misheard but I'm sure one of our commentators referred to Powell as "foul". That was his job for the night. Giving Mozzer stick.

[NYCBlue]

This was an odd little cameo wasn't it?

Presumably he'll disappear now until we next concede

How can he not know how good Cunningham is at this level? He's been playing the Championship for 10 years.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Maybe I misheard but I'm sure one of our commentators referred to Powell as "foul". That was his job for the night. Giving Mozzer stick.

Perhaps but I wouldn't have him picking up argubaly the best header of the ball in the division!