Harris lauds ‘big man’ Moore
has praised the impact of Cardiff City’s summer signing Kieffer Moore after the striker bagged a brace in a muchimproved team performance to earn a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
The Bluebirds started their season in sloppy fashion with a 2-0 home defeat by Sheffield Wednesday the previous week, conceding two lax goals and not doing nearly enough in the final third to make inroads.
Against Forest, though, it was quite the opposite and new recruit Moore had a big hand in that.
But it was not only
Moore who Harris was impressed with, it was how his team responded to ripples of criticism this week following a frustrating week or two to begin the campaign.
“I’m really pleased in so many ways,” Harris said.
“Firstly, I’m pleased for the big man. When you come into a club he was desperate to play for, for so many reasons, you are really pleased for a striker to get off the mark.
“His all-round performance was excellent. Not just the goals, his link-up play, first contacts, athleticism were excellent. “I thought the team’s response to a little bit of criticism, because we hadn’t started very well, and I thought the focus, mentality, everything we had worked on, on and off the pitch, came to fruition.”
While Moore’s double will, of course, dominate the headlines, it was pleasing to see just how defiant Cardiff were when their backs were against the wall in the second half.
Forest launched attack after attack at the City goal, but the Bluebirds stood firm for that allimportant clean sheet, a feat they had not managed in their first two outings of the campaign. –
WalesOnline