" Russelll Slade has his say "
Wed Dec 24, 2014 6:23 pm
" Russell Slade has his say "
Wednesday 24th Dec 2014
After the disappointment of back-to-back defeats.
Cardiff City manager Russell Slade goes in search of a bright Christmas when his Bluebirds side visit The Valley and Charlton Athletic on Boxing Day.
Speaking in anticipation of the festive fixture, Slade targeted a Merry Xmas for everybody, before setting his players the challenge of turning their creativity into goals.
“Obviously we want a response again,” Russell said, “especially after the back-to-back defeats that we’ve had, albeit very narrowly on Saturday in the end. We threw away an opportunity in the first period, but I thought it was a really good response in the second half and we now need to transfer that into the game on Boxing Day. That’s what we’re looking to do, of course. We want to bring three more points back on the M4 with us.
“The fact that we created twenty-four opportunities to their twelve, so we doubled their output, is positive. There were lots of opportunities for us, and we should have taken more, but we shouldn’t have given ourselves such a mountain to climb in the first place. That was the disappointing side; the reaction was the positive side and we need to build on that.
“The group from Saturday are okay; they remain intact. Anthony Pilkington still has his hamstring problem, so it looks as if he’s going to miss out. He’s with the medics at the moment, and though he has had a little bit of a setback, he’s making progress. We’re hoping that he’ll be back with us at some stage during the Christmas programme.”
The manager offered some background information into this week’s departure of Mats Møller Dæhli, who joined German Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.
“Mats was looking to go,” Russell explained. “We had his representative over and we spoke to him. His heart wasn’t with the Football Club, something which is very important to me like I’m sure it is to a lot of other people. He wanted to move, and we found an opportunity for him. He wasn’t playing enough minutes for us here anyway, so it was a great opportunity for him as well to move on.
“I think it shows the amount of work that is going on behind the scenes to reduce the numbers of the squad. After that, we’ll attempt to build a little bit more. The January window will be a very important time for us, but I’m sure there will be more movement, particularly with regards to those going out. Hopefully we can make one or two signings for ourselves as well.
“We’ll watch the situation very closely; of course we have our targets as well. I can see us doing business at all times during the window; it might be that we can get some done quickly, which is always nice because you can get the players and bed them in, or if we have to be patient and wait for the right type of player, that’s what we’ll do.”
One positive over the past couple of games has been the breakthrough of winger Kadeem Harris, who came off the bench at Bournemouth before making his full league debut for the visit of Brentford on Saturday. Russell insisted that he had big plans for Kadeem as Cardiff City go into 2015.
“We’re pleased that we’ve given him an opportunity to show us what he’s really got. We’ve been pleased with his contribution, and whether he starts or he comes on, we feel as if he has a part to play in the group now. Hopefully this is just the start, and a platform for him to build on.”
City striker Joe Mason recently sustained a hamstring injury while on loan with Bolton Wanderers. Russell said that the frontman had returned to the club for his rehabilitation: “Joe is still a Bolton player at the minute; he’s still officially on loan with them. He’s had a serious injury in terms of that hamstring, which I think was a grade three, so he’s in rehab and we’re looking after him right now. I know about Joe’s capabilities: he’s another young player with a lot of talent, and to have him back will be a bonus.”
Finally, Russell explained the plans for Bruno Ecuele Manga, who will soon be jetting off to represent his native Gabon at the African Cup of Nations.
“We think Bruno might leave us after the FA Cup tie on the third of January. He’ll be linking up with his Gabon teammates on the fourth or fifth, and then he’ll be away for a good period of time, which is disappointing, but that’s the way it is.
“We have good competition for places at centre-half, which is a very good thing. We are quite strong in that area, so that does help, but of course you want as many good players competing for every area of the pitch as you can get.”
Wednesday 24th Dec 2014
After the disappointment of back-to-back defeats.
Cardiff City manager Russell Slade goes in search of a bright Christmas when his Bluebirds side visit The Valley and Charlton Athletic on Boxing Day.
Speaking in anticipation of the festive fixture, Slade targeted a Merry Xmas for everybody, before setting his players the challenge of turning their creativity into goals.
“Obviously we want a response again,” Russell said, “especially after the back-to-back defeats that we’ve had, albeit very narrowly on Saturday in the end. We threw away an opportunity in the first period, but I thought it was a really good response in the second half and we now need to transfer that into the game on Boxing Day. That’s what we’re looking to do, of course. We want to bring three more points back on the M4 with us.
“The fact that we created twenty-four opportunities to their twelve, so we doubled their output, is positive. There were lots of opportunities for us, and we should have taken more, but we shouldn’t have given ourselves such a mountain to climb in the first place. That was the disappointing side; the reaction was the positive side and we need to build on that.
“The group from Saturday are okay; they remain intact. Anthony Pilkington still has his hamstring problem, so it looks as if he’s going to miss out. He’s with the medics at the moment, and though he has had a little bit of a setback, he’s making progress. We’re hoping that he’ll be back with us at some stage during the Christmas programme.”
The manager offered some background information into this week’s departure of Mats Møller Dæhli, who joined German Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.
“Mats was looking to go,” Russell explained. “We had his representative over and we spoke to him. His heart wasn’t with the Football Club, something which is very important to me like I’m sure it is to a lot of other people. He wanted to move, and we found an opportunity for him. He wasn’t playing enough minutes for us here anyway, so it was a great opportunity for him as well to move on.
“I think it shows the amount of work that is going on behind the scenes to reduce the numbers of the squad. After that, we’ll attempt to build a little bit more. The January window will be a very important time for us, but I’m sure there will be more movement, particularly with regards to those going out. Hopefully we can make one or two signings for ourselves as well.
“We’ll watch the situation very closely; of course we have our targets as well. I can see us doing business at all times during the window; it might be that we can get some done quickly, which is always nice because you can get the players and bed them in, or if we have to be patient and wait for the right type of player, that’s what we’ll do.”
One positive over the past couple of games has been the breakthrough of winger Kadeem Harris, who came off the bench at Bournemouth before making his full league debut for the visit of Brentford on Saturday. Russell insisted that he had big plans for Kadeem as Cardiff City go into 2015.
“We’re pleased that we’ve given him an opportunity to show us what he’s really got. We’ve been pleased with his contribution, and whether he starts or he comes on, we feel as if he has a part to play in the group now. Hopefully this is just the start, and a platform for him to build on.”
City striker Joe Mason recently sustained a hamstring injury while on loan with Bolton Wanderers. Russell said that the frontman had returned to the club for his rehabilitation: “Joe is still a Bolton player at the minute; he’s still officially on loan with them. He’s had a serious injury in terms of that hamstring, which I think was a grade three, so he’s in rehab and we’re looking after him right now. I know about Joe’s capabilities: he’s another young player with a lot of talent, and to have him back will be a bonus.”
Finally, Russell explained the plans for Bruno Ecuele Manga, who will soon be jetting off to represent his native Gabon at the African Cup of Nations.
“We think Bruno might leave us after the FA Cup tie on the third of January. He’ll be linking up with his Gabon teammates on the fourth or fifth, and then he’ll be away for a good period of time, which is disappointing, but that’s the way it is.
“We have good competition for places at centre-half, which is a very good thing. We are quite strong in that area, so that does help, but of course you want as many good players competing for every area of the pitch as you can get.”
Re: " Russelll Slade has his say "
Wed Dec 24, 2014 8:05 pm
Heaven forbid that this man is given any money to spend. Dinosaur manager and delusional.
Re: " Russelll Slade has his say "
Wed Dec 24, 2014 8:41 pm
Jonty106 wrote:Heaven forbid that this man is given any money to spend. Dinosaur manager and delusional.
Delusional? Based on what? I'm not sure about Slade yet, it's too early to say until he's had at least one transfer window but to call him a dinosaur and delusional is way over the top. Give the guy a chance.
Re: " Russelll Slade has his say "
Wed Dec 24, 2014 8:59 pm
moonboots wrote:Jonty106 wrote:Heaven forbid that this man is given any money to spend. Dinosaur manager and delusional.
Delusional? Based on what? I'm not sure about Slade yet, it's too early to say until he's had at least one transfer window but to call him a dinosaur and delusional is way over the top. Give the guy a chance.
Dinosaur...based on his formations, team selections and tactics.
Delusional....based on what he has said and continues to say.
(also, he's Tans man which makes me a little bias against him to be honest)
Re: " Russelll Slade has his say "
Wed Dec 24, 2014 9:37 pm
brunos going to be a big loss. How long will it be for?
Re: " Russelll Slade has his say "
Thu Dec 25, 2014 8:58 am
I have said it before and I will say it again...if Slade was any good he would been a manager in the championship a long time ago...he is 53 he was about to be sacked at Orient..he is Div 1 at best and like Jones sticks to 4-4-2.. we need a proven manager at this level
Re: " Russelll Slade has his say "
Thu Dec 25, 2014 10:50 am
moonboots wrote:Jonty106 wrote:Heaven forbid that this man is given any money to spend. Dinosaur manager and delusional.
Delusional? Based on what? I'm not sure about Slade yet, it's too early to say until he's had at least one transfer window but to call him a dinosaur and delusional is way over the top. Give the guy a chance.
Delusional in the fact that he thinks we came back well in the 2nd half against a Brentford side that had taken their foot off the pedal.......delusional in that he thinks we were narrowly beaten because it was only 1 goal in it..... Delusional that he thinks we created twice as many chances...we were played off the park again by a side 2 leagues below us at this point last year.
I, like most on here would like to see him succeed because he's dealing with our team but sadly I think he is out of his depth and worry about the type of player he will attract in the transfer window. He is obviously under orders to cut the squad and get rid of the high earners but to not even look at other players within the squad that maybe able to do a better job than the ones he's using shows a lack of basic football knowledge. Maybe he's not as in charge as he makes out!!!!!!
Re: " Russelll Slade has his say "
Thu Dec 25, 2014 7:10 pm
Muppet.
Re: " Russelll Slade has his say "
Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:48 am
This guy could sugar coat dog shit