‘Don’t breathe on the divers’ – former Town boss
Same old story – plenty of possession but ineffective in front of goal.
Poor use of substitutions by David Wagner.
I felt Pritchard and Mounie ought to have stayed on, and Billing should have been taken off and replaced by Kachunga, who could have supported Mounie.
Pathetic. quality.
Town have to play the top six again, which leaves only 14 games where realistically points can be won, so in essence top four form has to be hit in order to realise safety. No chance. window has come two or three games too late. I know they had a run of five defeats around this time last year but they also had 23 points.
I will support them to the end, of course, but think they’ll be doing well if they get to April without relegation being confirmed.
Lots to do now, what happened to the team that performed against Liverpool and Wolves? Surely not reliant on one player?
Maybe if we had kept a more attacking formation as per last week, things may have been better.
Don’t think we have had a proper striker since Rhodes went.
Anyway, back on Wednesday to see if we can start our new year off with a win. FORMER Town boss Neil Warnock has accused ‘top players’ of tarnishing football by diving.
Cardiff host Tottenham today on the back of England captain Harry Kane being cautioned for a dive during Spurs’ home defeat to Wolves on Saturday.
Asked about the Kane booking at Wembley, Warnock said: “It’s so difficult to see diving, you can’t blame referees. I say to my players about the top players ‘try not to breathe on them’.
“I said that before the Man United game, ‘if they get in the box don’t breathe on them at all because they’ll be down’.
“That’s how it is nowadays.”
Kane will hope to end an anomaly in his career at Cardiff.
The striker has found the net against 27 of the 28 opponents he has faced in the Premier League on at least one occasion, with Cardiff being the only team he has failed to punish.
There is also further history between Kane and Cardiff.
Kane was accused of getting Joe Ralls sent off in Tottenham’s 1-0 win at Wembley in October, with Warnock saying the striker’s reaction influenced Mike Dean’s decision to dismiss the Cardiff midfielder for a foul on Lucas Moura.
“I didn’t like him confronting Rallsy but I can understand why he did it, he’s looking after his own player in that respect,” Warnock said.
“We hope (his record against Cardiff) will continue, but he’s just a good person.
“He epitomises everything that’s good about English football. Hardworking, clinical, a captain, a leader, a talker.”