Club ‘wasn’t a nice place to be’ in poor run – Perry
PERRY Ng has admitted he lost all confidence and that Cardiff City “wasn’t a nice place to be” during the Bluebirds’ woeful run of form.
Ng was one of the stand-out players for Cardiff under Mick McCarthy towards the back end of last season, but he, like the rest of the squad, suffered after the numbers were slashed and teams quickly began to work them out.
McCarthy’s reign ended in October after Cardiff’s eighth successive defeat, with City hovering just above the relegation zone.
Now, the Bluebirds defender has shed some light on just what it was like being a Cardiff City player at that time.
“It’s been a frustrating season so far,” he said. “I was low on confidence and not putting in the best performances, I know that myself.
“It was horrible. It wasn’t a nice place to be. Everyone was low on confidence and no-one knew which way to go or how to play. We were all in a middle ground and it wasn’t a nice place to be involved in.
“Now we are over that and we have got a win under our belts and it’s time to kick on.
“With [Steve Morison] coming it, it’s a breath of fresh air and I’m just excited about the future now.”
McCarthy and Terry Connor worked wonders when they came in back in January, going 11 games unbeaten after joining the club.
And, while Ng acknowledges the excellent run, he believes Cardiff should have evolved over the summer, rather than staying stagnant.
“Mick and Terry did a great job getting us all together and believing in each other, but after that there was no real change or way of playing or identity to us,” the
25-year-old added.
“That was a bit of a problem. Moro has seen that and has tried to change that, which is working so far. Hopefully a new dawn and we can get back to winning ways.”
Will Vaulks spoke about how Cardiff players wanted to prove they were more multi-dimensional, having been branded as direct and limited under the former manager.
And Ng concurs that, at times, the style of football was tough to implement. He, and the rest of the team, believe there is now a system in place which best allows them to show just what they are capable of.
“I used to try and do things that they wanted me to do which I, in my head, didn’t think was the right thing to do,” Ng said.
“Now we can be a bit more confident and hopefully people can see we are good players.
“It was a frustrating team to play in for a bit, I wasn’t getting much of the ball.
“With a mix of what we did have and a bit more modern football, that could be a really good blend and will help us going forward. Who knows what could happen?”