' ADAM LE FONDRE '
Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:23 am
' Cardiff City striker Adam Le Fondre warns Bluebirds over being 'too cocky' against AFC Bournemouth '
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Thursday Dec 11, 2014
By Terry Phillips
The Cherries will host Russell Slade's side six points and places better off than the Bluebirds and after beating them earlier in the Capital One Cup this season
Adam Le Fondre is fired up for Cardiff City’s Championship clash with AFC Bournemouth on Saturday – and he has reasons to score on two fronts.
‘Alfie’ is fed up losing against the Cherries, having suffered three times against them over the last 12 months.
The striker played for Reading when they were beaten 2-1 at home last December and then lost 3-1 at Dean Court in April. Then Le Fondre played 90 minutes for Cardiff against Bournemouth in the Capital One Cup and the seasiders swept to a 3-0 victory.
“To be fair Bournemouth were brilliant last season and while I was playing at Reading they battered us home and away,” says Le Fondre. “Then look at the cup tie Cardiff played against us. They annihilated us.
“They are an extremely good team and their manager, Eddie Howe, has them playing well. If we underestimate them in any way or take it easy they will take advantage. But we will be absolutely ready for what is a huge test.
“Bournemouth were promoted automatically two years ago and have done really well in the Championship.
“A week later we play Brentford, who are a similar type of club, at home. They came up after finishing second last season and have made an outstanding start to their season.
“Brentford have their own way of playing, they pop the ball around fluently. These next two matches are both difficult tests and we have to understand that. Any team who is too cocky against teams like Bournemouth and Brentford will have little chance of taking anything from the match.”
Cardiff lie ninth in the Championship, while Bournemouth third, Brentford are fifth and that means a couple of Cardiff wins would be manager Russell Slade and his players the power of good in the build-up to Christmas.
“We are eight points from the top, seven away second and two outside the play-off places, while teams down to 14th and 15th are still right in touch. Three games in this league is a week and the situation can turn around for anybody.
“Both Bournemouth and Brentford can hit outstanding form, but we will focus on what we need to do and we need to stay consistent over the remaining matches up to and after Christmas.
“We need to show we can mount a sustained challenge and that’s what we intend to do.”
Cardiff have earned 17 points from the nine matches since Slade became manager, while they are unbeaten in their last four matches and have four Championship fixtures between now and the new year.
The Bluebirds take on Bournemouth (away), Brentford (home), Charlton (away) and Watford (home).
The first of those matches is a massive test against in-form Bournemouth, who are unbeaten since early October in a run of eight wins and three draws. They have lost only once since mid September and that was 2-0 against Championship leaders Derby County away.
They also have 11-goal hitman Callum Wilson back after injury and he helped Bournemouth win 2-1 against Wolves at Molineux.
“After the first half I felt any cobwebs were gone and I started getting back into it properly,” says Wilson.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=151214
Thursday Dec 11, 2014
By Terry Phillips
The Cherries will host Russell Slade's side six points and places better off than the Bluebirds and after beating them earlier in the Capital One Cup this season
Adam Le Fondre is fired up for Cardiff City’s Championship clash with AFC Bournemouth on Saturday – and he has reasons to score on two fronts.
‘Alfie’ is fed up losing against the Cherries, having suffered three times against them over the last 12 months.
The striker played for Reading when they were beaten 2-1 at home last December and then lost 3-1 at Dean Court in April. Then Le Fondre played 90 minutes for Cardiff against Bournemouth in the Capital One Cup and the seasiders swept to a 3-0 victory.
“To be fair Bournemouth were brilliant last season and while I was playing at Reading they battered us home and away,” says Le Fondre. “Then look at the cup tie Cardiff played against us. They annihilated us.
“They are an extremely good team and their manager, Eddie Howe, has them playing well. If we underestimate them in any way or take it easy they will take advantage. But we will be absolutely ready for what is a huge test.
“Bournemouth were promoted automatically two years ago and have done really well in the Championship.
“A week later we play Brentford, who are a similar type of club, at home. They came up after finishing second last season and have made an outstanding start to their season.
“Brentford have their own way of playing, they pop the ball around fluently. These next two matches are both difficult tests and we have to understand that. Any team who is too cocky against teams like Bournemouth and Brentford will have little chance of taking anything from the match.”
Cardiff lie ninth in the Championship, while Bournemouth third, Brentford are fifth and that means a couple of Cardiff wins would be manager Russell Slade and his players the power of good in the build-up to Christmas.
“We are eight points from the top, seven away second and two outside the play-off places, while teams down to 14th and 15th are still right in touch. Three games in this league is a week and the situation can turn around for anybody.
“Both Bournemouth and Brentford can hit outstanding form, but we will focus on what we need to do and we need to stay consistent over the remaining matches up to and after Christmas.
“We need to show we can mount a sustained challenge and that’s what we intend to do.”
Cardiff have earned 17 points from the nine matches since Slade became manager, while they are unbeaten in their last four matches and have four Championship fixtures between now and the new year.
The Bluebirds take on Bournemouth (away), Brentford (home), Charlton (away) and Watford (home).
The first of those matches is a massive test against in-form Bournemouth, who are unbeaten since early October in a run of eight wins and three draws. They have lost only once since mid September and that was 2-0 against Championship leaders Derby County away.
They also have 11-goal hitman Callum Wilson back after injury and he helped Bournemouth win 2-1 against Wolves at Molineux.
“After the first half I felt any cobwebs were gone and I started getting back into it properly,” says Wilson.