Gunnarsson opens up on the impact of new manager Slade
Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:40 pm
Aron Gunnarsson has opened up on life at Cardiff City under new boss Russell Slade and admitted: “He’s tried something different, it’s worked and everybody is happy.”
Former Orient boss Slade couldn’t have had a better start to his tenure at the Cardiff City helm last Saturday as previously unbeaten Nottingham Forest were dispatched 2-1 in South Wales.
And as the 54-year-old prepares for the Championship visit of sixth-placed Ipswich to the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday (7.45pm), Icelandic international Gunnarsson has lifted the lid on the secrets behind Slade’s instant impact with the Bluebirds since taking over the managerial reins from former Manchester United star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
“Forest came here standing second in the Championship and our win has given us new belief,” said 25-year-old Gunnarsson, one of the driving forces behind the Bluebirds’ win, forming a crucial partnership alongside the revitalised Peter Whittingham.
“We had to perform and did that. There was a need to lift the stadium, give the fans something to cheer, earn the win and go into the match against Ipswich feeling good.
“That’s another big match, a tough match, but we are up for it. Everybody was pleased with our first-half performance in particular against Forest. There were a lot of positives and now we hope to take that feeling further.
“The players are showing faith in the manager and want to work under him. We tried to work hard under our former managers, but the results we wanted didn’t come.
“Russell Slade has come in, tried something different and it worked. Everybody is happy."
Pictures: Russell Slade's range of emotions in the win over Forest
VIEW GALLERY
More Cardiff City news...
Cardiff City fans now have a team they can be proud of! Russell Slade hails players who 'went beyond call of duty'
Vincent Tan's phone call heralds start of Russell Slade era as new Cardiff City boss sees his side down Nottingham Forest
Gunnarsson continued: “In the Championship you have to be consistent and we haven’t been able to achieve that. It’s been good game followed by a bad game. There is a need to be ruthless and consistent in the Championship and if that works you will be up there challenging.
“We have started well under the new manager and hopefully we can keep that going. We are still looking upwards to the play-off positions and our aim is to keep progressing as a team.”
To help the Bluebirds’ bid to keep soaring up the Championship table, Gunnarsson has brought back a potent weapon to the Cardiff City armoury, with the Icelander now feeling fit enough to start hurling his famed long-throws into the opposition penalty box.
“I hadn’t done them for a while because of my shoulder injury and maybe I wasn’t confident enough to try them in matches,” says Gunnarsson. “The gaffer asked me to try it in training and it went well. I didn’t feel any reaction in my shoulder.
“I thought ‘Why not try it’. My strength isn’t back to 100 per cent yet, but hopefully we can create chances from my throws and it could be a weapon for Iceland and Cardiff.”
Gunnarsson celebrates scoring against Norwich earlier this season
Gunnarsson was back in the Bluebirds team after leading Iceland to 3-0 and 2-0 wins against Latvia and Holland respectively.
“I was high on confidence coming back from those results,” he said. “We all felt good after the win against Latvia and then we had a totally different game against Holland when we had to defend for 80 minutes.
“It’s a great feeling that my country are doing well. We’ve had it in us for a while because we have really good players and are starting to show now that we are gelling as a team.
“Our manager, Lars Lagerback, has brought a little more organisation and professionalism and that is showing in our results.
“The whole of Iceland is buzzing – the people are bouncing about our team and that’s what we want. We have nine points from three matches, eight goals scored and none conceded. That’s brilliant – and now we have to ensure we are ready for a difficult match against Czech Republic next month.
“Iceland are top and Wales, where I live, are top of their group. Wales, too, is buzzing and it would be ideal if both keep going and qualify for the finals. Right now, though, I am fully focused on Cardiff because we have some important fixtures, starting against Ipswich, before the next international break.”
Gunnarsson saw close pal Gylfi Sigurdsson master the Dutch with a two-goal haul, and the Bluebird said of his Swansea City mate: “He’s a great pro. Ruthless in front of goal. Every time at the end of training he stays out working on his shooting.
“It’s great to play alongside Gylfi because he has real qualify and works so hard. Anybody who watched the Dutch game will have seen how he was willing to do the difficult side of the game and track back to help out defensively.
“That’s great to see in a player of his quality. He’s tremendous, a great athlete, a top pro. He is our best player in Iceland’s team at the moment and has shown that in the last couple of matches.
“The only drawback is that he plays for Cardiff’s rivals Swansea!”
Former Orient boss Slade couldn’t have had a better start to his tenure at the Cardiff City helm last Saturday as previously unbeaten Nottingham Forest were dispatched 2-1 in South Wales.
And as the 54-year-old prepares for the Championship visit of sixth-placed Ipswich to the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday (7.45pm), Icelandic international Gunnarsson has lifted the lid on the secrets behind Slade’s instant impact with the Bluebirds since taking over the managerial reins from former Manchester United star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
“Forest came here standing second in the Championship and our win has given us new belief,” said 25-year-old Gunnarsson, one of the driving forces behind the Bluebirds’ win, forming a crucial partnership alongside the revitalised Peter Whittingham.
“We had to perform and did that. There was a need to lift the stadium, give the fans something to cheer, earn the win and go into the match against Ipswich feeling good.
“That’s another big match, a tough match, but we are up for it. Everybody was pleased with our first-half performance in particular against Forest. There were a lot of positives and now we hope to take that feeling further.
“The players are showing faith in the manager and want to work under him. We tried to work hard under our former managers, but the results we wanted didn’t come.
“Russell Slade has come in, tried something different and it worked. Everybody is happy."
Pictures: Russell Slade's range of emotions in the win over Forest
VIEW GALLERY
More Cardiff City news...
Cardiff City fans now have a team they can be proud of! Russell Slade hails players who 'went beyond call of duty'
Vincent Tan's phone call heralds start of Russell Slade era as new Cardiff City boss sees his side down Nottingham Forest
Gunnarsson continued: “In the Championship you have to be consistent and we haven’t been able to achieve that. It’s been good game followed by a bad game. There is a need to be ruthless and consistent in the Championship and if that works you will be up there challenging.
“We have started well under the new manager and hopefully we can keep that going. We are still looking upwards to the play-off positions and our aim is to keep progressing as a team.”
To help the Bluebirds’ bid to keep soaring up the Championship table, Gunnarsson has brought back a potent weapon to the Cardiff City armoury, with the Icelander now feeling fit enough to start hurling his famed long-throws into the opposition penalty box.
“I hadn’t done them for a while because of my shoulder injury and maybe I wasn’t confident enough to try them in matches,” says Gunnarsson. “The gaffer asked me to try it in training and it went well. I didn’t feel any reaction in my shoulder.
“I thought ‘Why not try it’. My strength isn’t back to 100 per cent yet, but hopefully we can create chances from my throws and it could be a weapon for Iceland and Cardiff.”
Gunnarsson celebrates scoring against Norwich earlier this season
Gunnarsson was back in the Bluebirds team after leading Iceland to 3-0 and 2-0 wins against Latvia and Holland respectively.
“I was high on confidence coming back from those results,” he said. “We all felt good after the win against Latvia and then we had a totally different game against Holland when we had to defend for 80 minutes.
“It’s a great feeling that my country are doing well. We’ve had it in us for a while because we have really good players and are starting to show now that we are gelling as a team.
“Our manager, Lars Lagerback, has brought a little more organisation and professionalism and that is showing in our results.
“The whole of Iceland is buzzing – the people are bouncing about our team and that’s what we want. We have nine points from three matches, eight goals scored and none conceded. That’s brilliant – and now we have to ensure we are ready for a difficult match against Czech Republic next month.
“Iceland are top and Wales, where I live, are top of their group. Wales, too, is buzzing and it would be ideal if both keep going and qualify for the finals. Right now, though, I am fully focused on Cardiff because we have some important fixtures, starting against Ipswich, before the next international break.”
Gunnarsson saw close pal Gylfi Sigurdsson master the Dutch with a two-goal haul, and the Bluebird said of his Swansea City mate: “He’s a great pro. Ruthless in front of goal. Every time at the end of training he stays out working on his shooting.
“It’s great to play alongside Gylfi because he has real qualify and works so hard. Anybody who watched the Dutch game will have seen how he was willing to do the difficult side of the game and track back to help out defensively.
“That’s great to see in a player of his quality. He’s tremendous, a great athlete, a top pro. He is our best player in Iceland’s team at the moment and has shown that in the last couple of matches.
“The only drawback is that he plays for Cardiff’s rivals Swansea!”
Re: Gunnarsson opens up on the impact of new manager Slade
Mon Oct 20, 2014 6:02 pm
Latest News wrote:Aron Gunnarsson has opened up on life at Cardiff City under new boss Russell Slade and admitted: “He’s tried something different, it’s worked and everybody is happy.”
Former Orient boss Slade couldn’t have had a better start to his tenure at the Cardiff City helm last Saturday as previously unbeaten Nottingham Forest were dispatched 2-1 in South Wales.
And as the 54-year-old prepares for the Championship visit of sixth-placed Ipswich to the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday (7.45pm), Icelandic international Gunnarsson has lifted the lid on the secrets behind Slade’s instant impact with the Bluebirds since taking over the managerial reins from former Manchester United star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
“Forest came here standing second in the Championship and our win has given us new belief,” said 25-year-old Gunnarsson, one of the driving forces behind the Bluebirds’ win, forming a crucial partnership alongside the revitalised Peter Whittingham.
“We had to perform and did that. There was a need to lift the stadium, give the fans something to cheer, earn the win and go into the match against Ipswich feeling good.
“That’s another big match, a tough match, but we are up for it. Everybody was pleased with our first-half performance in particular against Forest. There were a lot of positives and now we hope to take that feeling further.
“The players are showing faith in the manager and want to work under him. We tried to work hard under our former managers, but the results we wanted didn’t come.
“Russell Slade has come in, tried something different and it worked. Everybody is happy."
Pictures: Russell Slade's range of emotions in the win over Forest
VIEW GALLERY
More Cardiff City news...
Cardiff City fans now have a team they can be proud of! Russell Slade hails players who 'went beyond call of duty'
Vincent Tan's phone call heralds start of Russell Slade era as new Cardiff City boss sees his side down Nottingham Forest
Gunnarsson continued: “In the Championship you have to be consistent and we haven’t been able to achieve that. It’s been good game followed by a bad game. There is a need to be ruthless and consistent in the Championship and if that works you will be up there challenging.
“We have started well under the new manager and hopefully we can keep that going. We are still looking upwards to the play-off positions and our aim is to keep progressing as a team.”
To help the Bluebirds’ bid to keep soaring up the Championship table, Gunnarsson has brought back a potent weapon to the Cardiff City armoury, with the Icelander now feeling fit enough to start hurling his famed long-throws into the opposition penalty box.
“I hadn’t done them for a while because of my shoulder injury and maybe I wasn’t confident enough to try them in matches,” says Gunnarsson. “The gaffer asked me to try it in training and it went well. I didn’t feel any reaction in my shoulder.
“I thought ‘Why not try it’. My strength isn’t back to 100 per cent yet, but hopefully we can create chances from my throws and it could be a weapon for Iceland and Cardiff.”
Gunnarsson celebrates scoring against Norwich earlier this season
Gunnarsson was back in the Bluebirds team after leading Iceland to 3-0 and 2-0 wins against Latvia and Holland respectively.
“I was high on confidence coming back from those results,” he said. “We all felt good after the win against Latvia and then we had a totally different game against Holland when we had to defend for 80 minutes.
“It’s a great feeling that my country are doing well. We’ve had it in us for a while because we have really good players and are starting to show now that we are gelling as a team.
“Our manager, Lars Lagerback, has brought a little more organisation and professionalism and that is showing in our results.
“The whole of Iceland is buzzing – the people are bouncing about our team and that’s what we want. We have nine points from three matches, eight goals scored and none conceded. That’s brilliant – and now we have to ensure we are ready for a difficult match against Czech Republic next month.
“Iceland are top and Wales, where I live, are top of their group. Wales, too, is buzzing and it would be ideal if both keep going and qualify for the finals. Right now, though, I am fully focused on Cardiff because we have some important fixtures, starting against Ipswich, before the next international break.”
Gunnarsson saw close pal Gylfi Sigurdsson master the Dutch with a two-goal haul, and the Bluebird said of his Swansea City mate: “He’s a great pro. Ruthless in front of goal. Every time at the end of training he stays out working on his shooting.
“It’s great to play alongside Gylfi because he has real qualify and works so hard. Anybody who watched the Dutch game will have seen how he was willing to do the difficult side of the game and track back to help out defensively.
“That’s great to see in a player of his quality. He’s tremendous, a great athlete, a top pro. He is our best player in Iceland’s team at the moment and has shown that in the last couple of matches.
“The only drawback is that he plays for Cardiff’s rivals Swansea!”
good lad
Re: Gunnarsson opens up on the impact of new manager Slade
Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:41 pm
Didn't even read that last sentence until you quoted it.
Re: Gunnarsson opens up on the impact of new manager Slade
Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:18 pm
First post on the forum. Been following for quite a long time though.
I know gunnar has quite a few doubters on here but personally i think he will be vital to the way slade will want us to shape a promotion charge from now on in.
To get out of this league will not be about pretty football. You need battlers out there and gunnar is just that. The long throw is back which will always cause problems and create chances in this league. (If my memory is correct we scored a good few by these in our promotion season).
Im feeling optimistic now about the rest of the season and we must kick on starting with a solid but very much beatable Ipswich tommorow night.
My only concern at the moment is fitting gunnar whitts and Rav in the side.
Maybe using rav off the bench as a big impact player could be the anwser?????? Still undecided on this.
Thanks for reading my post will be on here more.
i cant make tomorrow due to work but will listen on radio wales in my van. Lets get behind the boys and get them 3 points.
BLUEbirds!!!!!!!!!!
I know gunnar has quite a few doubters on here but personally i think he will be vital to the way slade will want us to shape a promotion charge from now on in.
To get out of this league will not be about pretty football. You need battlers out there and gunnar is just that. The long throw is back which will always cause problems and create chances in this league. (If my memory is correct we scored a good few by these in our promotion season).
Im feeling optimistic now about the rest of the season and we must kick on starting with a solid but very much beatable Ipswich tommorow night.
My only concern at the moment is fitting gunnar whitts and Rav in the side.
Maybe using rav off the bench as a big impact player could be the anwser?????? Still undecided on this.
Thanks for reading my post will be on here more.
i cant make tomorrow due to work but will listen on radio wales in my van. Lets get behind the boys and get them 3 points.
BLUEbirds!!!!!!!!!!