Bluebirds have the talent to climb up table – O’Dowda
CALLUM O’Dowda believes Cardiff’s players just need to click into action and all the talent they have in the squad will then fire them up the table.
Monday night’s draw with QPR saw City hold their position as 20th in the league.
However, O’Dowda believes the team is better than that.
“It doesn’t really reflect on where we are in the division,” he said after the match.
“No disrespect to the teams around us, but we should be presenting ourselves higher in the division than where we are now.
“We are the ones who have got to change that and create our own luck, if I’m being brutally honest. It’s a matter of clicking. It’ll just fall for us one day.
“We were unlucky against Blackpool, we should have got three points from that game.
“[Against QPR], they are a good team, let’s not forget how good QPR have been this season and where they are in the league.
“You need to look forward to the next few games. Coventry away and a few days after it’s Blackburn.
“We are in a good place, I think, and we are getting better. The performances have definitely been a lot better. I’m ready for it now.”
Cardiff have been placed under a transfer ban, but Mark Hudson on Monday said talks are progressing positively.
Speaking about the transfer embargo, the Irishman added: “It’s not a distraction. You’ve seen with Covid, we are not going to be spending millions and millions in the transfer market, anyway.
“For me, truly, I believe the squad should be pushing way above where we are right now.
“We know, as players, this is what we’ve got, this is what we’re doing and it’s about doing it now.”
Meanwhile, Callum Robinson has heaped praise on his Republic of Ireland and Cardiff team-mate O’Dowda.
He put in a man-of-the-match display against QPR and has been one of the most consistent players in City’s squad this term.
Speaking about his compatriot, Robinson said: “All season he has been doing really well.
“Even on the international stage he got his start.
“He has been amazing for us. He has filled in every position for us down that left side.”
When asked about the draw with the Rs, Robinson added: “Every home game, we want to win.
“[It] was a tough game, a good
team with some good players, especially in those forward areas.
“Some of the results don’t reflect how we’ve been playing in the league. We have been in most games.
“We will take the point but we have two big games ahead now.”
Cardiff boss Mark Hudson was delighted with Rubin Colwill’s display against QPR after handing him his first start in almost four months.
Colwill looked bright and also stuck to his defensive task well and it will represent a big box ticked so far as the Bluebirds’ coaching staff are concerned.
Speaking about the 20-year-old’s performance, Hudson said: “I thought he dealt with it well and looked good. It was about getting him in the right place physically so we don’t put him at risk.
“Played him last week and he showed flashes of what he’s about. He played 75 last week and came off today, which is good.
“We will have to see how he recovers [on Tuesday]. We have a big turnaround and two big games coming up.”