Victory at Southampton last week spawned an unfashionable thought: what if Vincent Tan was right? What if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer really is the man to lead Cardiff to Premier League safety? Suddenly it looks possible: Cardiff are three points behind Norwich, who face a hellish run-in while the Welsh side's next three games are against Stoke, Sunderland and a bunch of crash test dummies in Newcastle jerseys. That's a pretty accessible-looking escape route. What's more, some of Solskjaer's January signings are starting to look shrewd. Wilfried Zaha has thrived in his new role just behind the striker, Cala defended stoutly and scored the shock winning goal at St Mary's last week and, most of all, Mats Moller Daehli has in recent weeks displayed the nimble ingenuity that has led many Norwegians to hail him as the most exciting prospect ever to emerge from their country, including Espen Baardsen. Mark Hughes is in for a tough assignment on his return to Wales.
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