Reply With QuoteThis news is a bit disheartening, no, not a bit, a lot.Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
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Cheers Bob, didn't know this one was on. Although I also only realised the first team weren't playing today a couple of hours ago.
This news is a bit disheartening, no, not a bit, a lot.
0-0 at half time, but an enjoyable match that could go either way - George and Reindorf have hit the crossbar for City.
Ashford has reacted well to being left out of the senior squad and is looking too good for this level.
FFS!!!!!
Crazy.
Great finish by Barton, 2 goals for the 17 year old in two games now.
Sub Mannie Barton scores with his first touch after coming on to break the deadlock with just over a quarter of an hour to go.
Lovely goal by Nyakhuwa makes it 2-0 against the league leaders.
Could have been 4 or 5 in the end with the amount of very good chances created
Showed some decent touches.
Finished 2-0, good win for second placed City after a second half where they had to do a lot of work out of possession. Cody Twose very impressive again and all of those in the first team picture played a full ninety minutes.
Enjoyed that. Some really nice football.
Reindorf didn't do a lot until late assist.
Other players stood out.
I have to take issue. I thought Reindorf was impressive, his energy and hold up play for a no 9 was excellent and his cross for the second goal was superb. He is light years in front of Kanga and Meite IMO.
How can a player who doesnt play in the championship be described as light years ahead?
His work rate alone is superb, for pretty much the entire 90 minutes he makes himself available, closes down, etc.
I bow to your greater knowledge, but what I saw was a player who was on the periphery for much of the game. There were several other City players who were more involved.
Having said that there were 2 moments from him, the first when he hit the underside of the bar and the 2nd when he crossed for the 2nd goal.
I agree with you about Kanga. I could do a better job, than him.
If you look at one of those charts showing the players who have touched the ball the least during a game, it’s more often than not a striker at the top of it. Even going back sixty years, someone like Jimmy Greaves was often described as on the periphery of a game until half a chance came along for him.
Off the top of my head, I can remember Reindorf hitting the bar, being denied by a great save from the keeper and having one or two other decent chances - he also provided an assist for the second goal. I know it’s a lower standard, but, by City striker standards, that’s way above average.
Regarding Kanga, its a low bar to be better than him.
Moving around and looking for space would make anyone look better than anything Ive seen from him
Highlights of the Charlton game here.
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/vide...9-448cbd09a9e5
Some of our lads are involved in international squads this week.
Colwills Major and Minor, Cian Ashford, Tom Davies and Eli King all in the u-21s.
Hayden Allmark, Oliver Reynolds and Noah Williams in the u-17s
Dakarai Mafico, Trey George, Luey Giles and Ronan Kpakio go for two friendlies in Italy with the u-19s. Also in that squad is our keeper Ewan Griffiths, who's been called in to replace Lewys Benjamin, who has moved up to the u-21s to replace the injured Ed Beech.
As anyone following the loan stuff this season will know, Griffiths is on loan at Plymouth Parkway. This Saturday is the biggest day in the club's history as they try and qualify for the FA Cup proper for the first time so I guess there will be mixed emotions for Ewan as he'll now, presumably, miss that game.
As an avid follower of the U21's I must say I am becoming more and more impressed with Dakarai Mafico - what a really neat and hard working player he is developing into. He may not get the headlines, but his influence on games is significant.
I like your Molesworth description of the Colwills
Light years ahead of Kanga and Meite not the Championship. You haven’t studied relativity nor the theory of!
He's good yes, I enjoy watching him play. Him and Twose make an interesting central midfield pairing. I'm old school and always assume that if there's not an 'enforcer' of some kind in there then the midfield will get overrun but Twose and Mafico hold it together nicely when I've seen them there. I guess the key is that if you don't lose possession in the first place then you don't have to spend so much time and effort trying to get it back. Obviously that's a bit of an alien concept to me as a City fan but Twose and Mafico are educating me.
I'm not sure what will happen when Gbadehan comes back, maybe Twose will go to number 10 then but Trey George is in outstanding form there for now. As Twose is the one who's got on for the first team this season it's interesting that he seems to have been dropped from the Wales u-19 squad while Mafico and George are still in there but I don't know the story behind that.
Wales u19s just drew 3-3 in Italy. Kpakio, Giles and Mafico all started. Griffiths and George on the bench, don't know if they got on.
Cardiff old boy Biancheri got 1 of the goals.
Luey Giles is captain of the Wales under 19 side currently taking on Italy. Ewan Griffiths is in goal and there three City players on the bench - Wales 1-0 up at half time.
Wales 4-3 Italy full time
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