Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:07 pm
Thursday 5th March 2015
Manager Russell Slade has again said that Cardiff are now on the right track following our three one victory over Rotherham in the midweek fixture.
Speaking to the press in his post game press conference after watching Cardiff take Rotherham apart in the first half with goals from Ecuele Manga, Macheda and McAleny, he explained that he was delighted to register his first back to back wins since taking the job on.
'We are improving, but they'll still be ups and downs, but we're going the right way. The disappointing thing is we've had these clean sheets over recent weeks and we're disappointed that we've let a goal in. But that's not a bad thing, is it?'
Slade went on to credit all the goalscorers on the day, especially Macheda as hit the net on his return from injury but he did say we probably should've added a fourth on the evening.
'It's (Macheda) half a chance, that's all really, but he's hit it and there was no stopping it and it was a great finish. McAleny did really well, put in a real shift, looked a real threat and he's a good finisher. We've seen it in training and he nearly helped himself to a second.'
There was a down side to the game though as we lost goalkeeper David Marshall at half time with a groin problem and is now a doubt for the weekend's game against Charlton.
Slade explained.
'Having had an operation we didn't want to do any more damage to that so we whipped him off and put Simon Moore straight in. Doubt? I would have thought so, yeah. But I'll have to consult the medical department and see how it settles down.'
Going back to the game itself.
'We are very pleased with the result. We got the ball down, created the opportunities, and, most importantly, we took them. If you look at the chances and opportunities that we had, then I thought it was a good away performance. We made the right decisions, and we were ruthless in the final third, particularly in the first half, so it's a good thing moving forward