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Cardiff City Winter Update
Cardiff have drifted along for the last couple of months. Not creating any major waves in the league like last season but are still in performing above expectations by sitting in mid-table. Charlie Austin keeps on performing and putting the ball in the back of the net but he needs help both in terms of goals and also from the defence to make sure his goals are worth something. We played 9 games in November and December but we failed to keep a single clean sheet. That must be something we work on and the winter transfer window could see a defensive minded player join the club.
November
November started pretty disappointingly, firstly with a home draw with West ham and then a 2-0 loss at rivals Swansea. This was a very disappointing result mostly because it was a fair result as we were dominated in the game. The team are going to have to improve drastically in these big games if they want to reach the heights they did last season. The month ended on a high with a 3-1 win over Hull thanks to 2 goals from Joe Mason and another from Charlie Austin. Mason has established himself as Austins main partner up top at the moment but he needs to have more games like this where he puts the ball in the back of the net.
December
December was a difficult month where we played against some of the best teams in the league and although we couldn’t take a large amount of points from our 6 games we know we have done well to come out of this month and still be in such a good position in the league. The month started with an impressive 4-1 win over Middlesbrough. This was followed by a 3-1 loss to Man City which doesn’t tell the whole story as we had many chances including 7 CCC’s but were unable to finish them. This is further proof that Austin may need more help up top. This was followed by a 1-0 to Chelsea and a 2-2 draw with Newcastle. We then got back to winning ways by beating Aston Villa 2-1 away from home but the final game of the month was a 1-0 loss to Tottenham in a very close game.
At the end of December we sit in 13th place and only 5 points above relegation. After an impressive season last year the expectation was high and so pressure starts to build on manager Russell Slade. I still believe he has the ability to improve our consistency but he must do so this season or he could find himself without a job in the summer.
With regards to the transfer window pretty much everyone is available at the right price so message me if you are interested in someone and we could maybe negotiate on a price. In terms of players coming in I am looking for a GK, CB and a ST so again message me if you feel you have someone that would interest me.
Also a quick message to Disclaimer. Thank you for extending the transfer window as I have only just been able to get online now. I may be able to actually sign players in the foreign window this time.
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