' Russell Slade Blames & Says its still not impossible '

Cardiff manager Russell Slade admitted a play-off spot was a "tall order but not impossible" after his side slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Brentford.

Wednesday 20th April 2016

Slade blamed the lack of a clinical edge for his side's failure to turn chances into goals in a first half they dominated.

Bees substitute Scott Hogan showed him what he was missing with two ice-cool finishes in three minutes, with Kenneth Zohore supplying the late consolation.

A disappointed Slade said: "You only get a few opportunities and we've missed a few and that could have put paid to our season, but we still have nine points to play for and we still have that visit to Sheffield Wednesday.


"We lacked that clinical finish in the first half when we had total control. In the second we lost it a bit, they became a threat on the counter and we defended poorly."

Slade insisted that the pendulum was swinging back his side's way after Zohore's debut goal: "There was only one side that looked like scoring. As it is the play-offs are a tall order but not impossible.

"You never give up in this game. It's professional sport and you go to the end so whilst we have the possibility we will keep fighting.

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flip-flop flip-flop, it was only a few months ago fans who called Pilkington a 'makeshift' striker were branded by Slade as being a little bit harsh. 'I see him as playing there for the rest of his career' etc.

Now results have not gone his way he has pretty much admitted his strike force aren't up to it, maybe it's time for him to revise the slur on our fans that they are clueless about football.

Beginning of the season play off spot was minimum requirement

He failed and now has to go

He can blame who he wants. But at the end of the day the buck stops with him. Personally, never rated the guy. Predictable, mundane tactics. Poor substitutions. Picking players out of form over and over again. Sadly, a leopard never changes it's spots.

I clinical finishing with no striker playing

He complains about not having a clinical edge and keeps playing Pilkington upfront hopefully he has learned after this game that he knows Pillkington is not good enough and play Zohore from the start.

I clinical finishing with no striker playing

Exactly so why keep them on the bench until it is too late

Hasn't anyone told him we have to depend on wed losing 7 out of next 9 points,to make it possible for us to get 6th spot?

Hasn't anyone told him we have to depend on wed losing 7 out of next 9 points,to make it possible for us to get 6th spot?

Stranger things have happened.