WARNOCK : IT WAS A DREAM START
Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:24 am
Neil Warnock hailed a "dream start" to his reign as Cardiff manager after watching his side climb out of the EFL Championship relegation places with a 2-1 victory over Bristol City.
"It was a dream start, I thought we deserved it and the new lads did really well," said the 67-year-old.
"I have told the players they have to enjoy it, when that whistle goes and I see a team putting everything out there for me, you cannot want any more that.
"We still have work to do, we were underdogs tonight and there will be a few more games in the coming weeks when we will be underdogs."
To see a team of lads die for me, I can't ask any more. We've got limitations, I know we have, but those lads gave everything," he said.
"I thought we deserved it but, as all derbies are, it was close and nerve-wracking at times.
"Life's too short. We've got to enjoy it while we can. I'm 67 and when that final whistle goes, that's what I'm in it for."
Warnock also heaped praise on matchwinner Bamba, who just over a week ago was still a free agent after leaving Leeds.
"I said to him last year on the pitch when we beat them [Leeds] when I was at Rotherham: 'You've got to play for me, you.'
"Three or four weeks ago I said: 'I'm going to get a club, Sol, will you come and play with me?' Then I rang him up and said: 'We're going to Wales, pal. Head and kick it. Don't do any frills.'
"Sol thinks he is Franz Beckenbauer at times, I have seen him try to do all sorts of tricks and flicks," said Warnock.
" He does nutmegs and all sorts of things in the last five years. I tried to sign him when he was at Leicester and I've followed his career. "
"I told him he needed to play for me, with no frills, just head it and kick it. He is as good as anything in the league doing that."
"It was a dream start, I thought we deserved it and the new lads did really well," said the 67-year-old.
"I have told the players they have to enjoy it, when that whistle goes and I see a team putting everything out there for me, you cannot want any more that.
"We still have work to do, we were underdogs tonight and there will be a few more games in the coming weeks when we will be underdogs."
To see a team of lads die for me, I can't ask any more. We've got limitations, I know we have, but those lads gave everything," he said.
"I thought we deserved it but, as all derbies are, it was close and nerve-wracking at times.
"Life's too short. We've got to enjoy it while we can. I'm 67 and when that final whistle goes, that's what I'm in it for."
Warnock also heaped praise on matchwinner Bamba, who just over a week ago was still a free agent after leaving Leeds.
"I said to him last year on the pitch when we beat them [Leeds] when I was at Rotherham: 'You've got to play for me, you.'
"Three or four weeks ago I said: 'I'm going to get a club, Sol, will you come and play with me?' Then I rang him up and said: 'We're going to Wales, pal. Head and kick it. Don't do any frills.'
"Sol thinks he is Franz Beckenbauer at times, I have seen him try to do all sorts of tricks and flicks," said Warnock.
" He does nutmegs and all sorts of things in the last five years. I tried to sign him when he was at Leicester and I've followed his career. "
"I told him he needed to play for me, with no frills, just head it and kick it. He is as good as anything in the league doing that."
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Re: WARNOCK : IT WAS A DREAM START
Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:35 am
A superb effort all round
Re: WARNOCK : IT WAS A DREAM START
Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:37 am
Mr Moo Cow wrote:A superb effort all round
It was indeed, just glad after the feel good factor leading up to the game was not let down by the performance or result
Re: WARNOCK : IT WAS A DREAM START
Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:53 am
It's happened so many times before - it was superb to see them dig in and deliver 