EX-SKIPPER’S CONCERN AT LOW ENERGY
FORMER Cardiff City captain Graham Kavanagh has questioned ‘what the philosophy is’ with Neil Harris’ Bluebirds after another Championship failure against Bristol City.
The Bluebirds’ 1-0 home loss on Friday night leaves them languishing in mid-table, with just three wins from their opening 11 matches.
Harris maintained his team had played ‘outstanding’ football at times and were robbed.
However, many Bluebirds fans completely disagreed and took to social media to vent their concerns and anger at a poor start to the campaign.
Kavanagh, who became an iconic figure and huge fans’ favourite during a four-year spell as Bluebirds captain, took to Twitter to outline his views and engage with supporters.
He said Cardiff “have been poor tonight with no creativity at all. Not sure what the philosophy is.”
In another post, Kavanagh went on: “I think there needs to be more energy in the team in general. They look very one paced. I don’t see anyone overlapping or breaking the attacking line to stretch the game. They play the game in front of the opposition and it’s too predictable for me. Not enough questions asked.”
Kavanagh retains a soft spot for the Bluebirds, leading them into the Championship with a play-off final win over QPR in 2003.
He is warmly remembered by Cardiff fans and spoke to some of them after hugely-disappointing result.
One suggested the Bluebirds had something of a hangover after being defeated by Fulham in the play-offs, something Harris himself has previously wondered about.
But Kavanagh argued: “That’s long gone. Players have to come to terms with that and put it behind them. A game-plan of lumping it then hoping for second balls is not going to get you out of the league, unless it’s dropping a division.”
However, Kavanagh tweeted that he felt Cardiff should stick by their manager.
“I think the manager needs time but he needs backing and I’m not sure they can give it to him because the squad needs an overhaul,” he tweeted.
Cardiff owner Vincent Tan has backed Harris in the transfer market, with Harry Wilson and Kieffer Moore among the signings.