Reply With QuoteThe video on the club website is well worth a look. It's lasts nearly twenty minutes but the questions asked and the answers given get more and more interesting as it goes on - they're much more honest than what is customary in such gatherings.
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Cardiff caretaker Omer Riza:
"On this game we wouldn't have scored until the cows come home, I think the saying is.
"We went in (at half-time) 1-0 down, which was probably harsh. The belief was there to win the game, but it wouldn't come and we come away highly frustrated.
"We knew we could have gone into 17th place and four points above it (relegation zone) but we have failed. We will keep on working and try to win games.
“QPR put their bodies on the line, and they blocked and cleared. Were our balls decisive enough? Did we put balls into areas where we can make it harder for them? The second half we did a little bit more, but I can’t put my finger on it other than the fact that we’ve come off a little bit of our quality in possession.
"The boys who have the ability to make a real difference have been lacking a bit in those areas; final pass being nicked, final touch, whether to turn or drive at somebody. They are things that we can take back to the training ground and work on, but the players have got to step up in respect of focus and delivery of what they need to do.”
QPR's Marti Cifuentes:
"It was an important win for the team and the club, and especially for the players who have been working hard.
"The whole group have been protective and supportive to him (Celar).
"It's very important he scores and we are happy for him and hopefully this will increase his confidence.
"It is one of the reasons why he is here. He has shown today and in the past that he is an excellent finisher, and what we need to do as a team is provide him with more chances.
"I'm glad he kept working. He took this step forward and it will help him."
"The challenge we have is to be more mature as a team and compete game after game after game with higher average levels.
"We need to understand that it is a demanding league and we have to take many more steps forward."
The video on the club website is well worth a look. It's lasts nearly twenty minutes but the questions asked and the answers given get more and more interesting as it goes on - they're much more honest than what is customary in such gatherings.
You're right, that's not one of those stock answer, run of the mill press conferences.Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
He has made a fair assessment of last nights game.
As the manager I wanted him to either be better prepared tactically for the game so we could break down the opposition and defend our own goal better, or able to switch the play in a way that would have had us penetrating their defense and ultimately scoring goals, or perhaps bringing a sub on that wasn't Miete who might just bring that spark we were lacking ...
If this post is in any way on line abuse, I have my sword ready to fall upon when notified by the online abuse police...
What I don't understand about last night is
Why did we take so long to make any changes
Why did we make three singular changes thus limiting overall changes we could make
Why bring on meite when we know what he can do which isn't much and what he cant do when he had reindorf on the bench who none of us including QPR know what he can do
For what it's worth and that is not a lot but i'm not convinced by riza as our manager but feel he is being treated terribly by the current hierarchy
And lastly in my opinion we are run by cowards - quick enough to laud it up when it's going well and then disappear when it's tough going and the news not so good - they are pathetic
Thanks, Paul. I wouldn't have bothered searching that out if you hadn't mentioned it, but it was very interesting. It underlines once more what a ridiculous mess this club is in.
Yes, but he wasn't being rude.
It's hard to disagree with his assessment of the game.
On a side note, I wish they had a microphone to pass around the questioners
The hierarchy coming under increased pressure to actually say something - I think this is a good read and it’s interesting to read the media’s reaction to Riza’s post game comments.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...-show-30470007
Can you put a link up ?
They have been reading this board again.
Its hardly a state of purgatory....
It's purgatory trying to read any Walesonline stuffThey have been reading this board again.
Its hardly a state of purgatory
It's slower than a stoned snail
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/video/player/0_ozx5zigm
Many thanks Bob
Even before I watch this I feel sorry for the guy
I think failing to play turnbull instead of ralls who isn't fit and bringing on Meite will be his nemesis
Shame
It was one of those games where one goes in and we wipe the floor with them. Passing and creating is a problem to say nothing of the finishing. Robinson is held up as our main striker but even he is often found wanting.
Turnbull has been crap for weeks, and we've been crap for weeks. Turnbull and Ralls are a lot more similar than people think and Ralls delivers better set pieces
I wonder if Riza still wants the job or has found he doesn't like the pressure and stress and would prefer to be a coach
Turnbull is a very good quality player at this level and has creativity , even if playing deep
Ralls is getting on in years now and is clearly not match fit
Great defensive midfielder and still a good squad player for us but not the answer last night
I don't blame him
If Turnbull is that good, and Ralls is that bad, why were we absolutely God awful in our last 3/4 games when Ralls didn't play. It winds me up to the back teeth that we always slag off our club captain, the only leader in the team and the one bloke that properly gives a shit about us. It's always, always, always his fault.
Are you his secret lover ? It's embarrassing
I like ralls , I think he wasn't fit enough to play last night
I think he's a good squad player
Sounds to me like he believes 100% that he should have already been given the job and he’s very disappointed he hasn’t got it.
I don’t think there’s any doubt he still wants it.
Was the Goutas substitution questioned? Was he injured?
No idea, but it was reported today that El Ghazi is out for several weeks. No big loss, but I haven’t seen it mentioned on here.
You blame Ralls for last night. We have 1 point from our previous 3. Discuss.
AEG does the right thing, he stretches their back 4 as he runs in behind. I think he's very, very average but the alternative is Meite or Willock, and they're ****ing awful
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