Don't let todays result get you down - Malky
Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:09 pm
Malky Mackay tells Cardiff City fans not to get down about Premier League position after Arsenal defeat.
The Cardiff City boss says the key to Premier League survival will be not getting too down after defeat or too high after victories.
Malky Mackay has told Cardiff City's "class act" supporters not to get down about their league position after insisting their performance against potential Premier League winners Arsenal has only fuelled his belief the Bluebirds are in the Premier League to stay.
Mackay watched as his men were given a big a home beating in his time in charge after Mathieu Flamini and Aaron Ramsey with two made it three-nil to the Arsenal at Cardiff City Stadium.
The result leaves Cardiff one place above the drop zone ahead of a midweek clash at struggling Stoke, both sides on 13 points and meaning there is little room for error at the Britannia before a trip to take on rock-bottom Palace in six days' time.
But Mackay, who hailed the home fans for applauding old boy Ramsey even after his double denied them a second shock result of the week after the recent 2-2 draw with Manchester United, insisted the performance against the Gunners and other big guns have shown Cardiff can compete with the best on their day.
And he claimed it was vital not to worry about positions after taking heart from a performance where he claimed the eventual scoreline was not a reflection on the fight his men offered.
Mackay said: "We were playing against the best and we were certainly not out of our league. We've now played against Spurs, Man City, Chelsea, United now Arsenal and we've been competitive in all games.
"And that is something that gives me great belief we will be in this league next year. We go on road now and have another two tough games but we've come off back of games with two biggest clubs in Europe and equipped ourselves very well.
"We now go to Stoke and have two games in the space of four days and we will turn our attentions to that now.
"But as well as about being consistent, it is about not getting too high or too low. As to where we are, we know what mini league we're in in this division and it's about having that belief and calmness that what matters where we are in May."
There also seemed to be an acceptance from the home fans that they were beaten by simply a better side, with Mackay admitting it was "not rocket science" that Arsenal now had a serious chance of lifting their first title since 2004.
"They are sitting first today and in the last-16 of Europe so as well as a chance of getting to a European final it speaks for itself they have a very good chance of winning the league," added Mackay.
But the Scot - again left exposed by speculation over his position in the build-up to this game - insisted the defeat was not a fair reflection of the overall game, claiming Arsenal's two late goals were as a result of "going for it" in an attempt to claw a draw from the Gunners' grasp.
He said: "Obviously we were playing against a very good team, but overall I was proud of the team I've got myself. Tactically we made sure kept ball in front of us in the first half and limited them to a few chances in that half."
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The Cardiff City boss says the key to Premier League survival will be not getting too down after defeat or too high after victories.
Malky Mackay has told Cardiff City's "class act" supporters not to get down about their league position after insisting their performance against potential Premier League winners Arsenal has only fuelled his belief the Bluebirds are in the Premier League to stay.
Mackay watched as his men were given a big a home beating in his time in charge after Mathieu Flamini and Aaron Ramsey with two made it three-nil to the Arsenal at Cardiff City Stadium.
The result leaves Cardiff one place above the drop zone ahead of a midweek clash at struggling Stoke, both sides on 13 points and meaning there is little room for error at the Britannia before a trip to take on rock-bottom Palace in six days' time.
But Mackay, who hailed the home fans for applauding old boy Ramsey even after his double denied them a second shock result of the week after the recent 2-2 draw with Manchester United, insisted the performance against the Gunners and other big guns have shown Cardiff can compete with the best on their day.
And he claimed it was vital not to worry about positions after taking heart from a performance where he claimed the eventual scoreline was not a reflection on the fight his men offered.
Mackay said: "We were playing against the best and we were certainly not out of our league. We've now played against Spurs, Man City, Chelsea, United now Arsenal and we've been competitive in all games.
"And that is something that gives me great belief we will be in this league next year. We go on road now and have another two tough games but we've come off back of games with two biggest clubs in Europe and equipped ourselves very well.
"We now go to Stoke and have two games in the space of four days and we will turn our attentions to that now.
"But as well as about being consistent, it is about not getting too high or too low. As to where we are, we know what mini league we're in in this division and it's about having that belief and calmness that what matters where we are in May."
There also seemed to be an acceptance from the home fans that they were beaten by simply a better side, with Mackay admitting it was "not rocket science" that Arsenal now had a serious chance of lifting their first title since 2004.
"They are sitting first today and in the last-16 of Europe so as well as a chance of getting to a European final it speaks for itself they have a very good chance of winning the league," added Mackay.
But the Scot - again left exposed by speculation over his position in the build-up to this game - insisted the defeat was not a fair reflection of the overall game, claiming Arsenal's two late goals were as a result of "going for it" in an attempt to claw a draw from the Gunners' grasp.
He said: "Obviously we were playing against a very good team, but overall I was proud of the team I've got myself. Tactically we made sure kept ball in front of us in the first half and limited them to a few chances in that half."
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Re: Don't let todays result get you down - Malky
Sat Nov 30, 2013 11:50 pm
I'm not down, I'm very proud of my team today and so far this season 
Re: Don't let todays result get you down - Malky
Sat Nov 30, 2013 11:54 pm
No more excuses Malky
Re: Don't let todays result get you down - Malky
Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:16 am
Excuses! FFS what did you expect?! He's not making excuses he's talking sense like he always does. I was very proud to be a Cardiff City supporter today. We were an absolute credit to football and we witnessed a game where we were certainly not outclassed by the best side in the country possibly in Europe! The game was bossed by a player we discovered and nurtured, without him we'd have won. Our own side were superb especially in the second half and went toe to toe with Arsenal. The result was in no way a true reflection of the game.
I've been watching this club avidly for over 40 years and Malky Mackay is comfortably the best manager in every aspect of the job, that we have ever had. So long as he stays in charge I have no doubt we will stay up.
I've been watching this club avidly for over 40 years and Malky Mackay is comfortably the best manager in every aspect of the job, that we have ever had. So long as he stays in charge I have no doubt we will stay up.
Re: Don't let todays result get you down - Malky
Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:26 am
Bluebeetle wrote:. We were an absolute credit to football
Get a grip will you. We were 2nd best by a mile. No complaints Arsenal are top of the league,
The no more excuses was aimed at weve heard how good the teams weve olayed so far well we go into a run of games against teams around us so no more excuses. Simple.