NEIL WARNOCK:' HAPPY / BUT THE LOSS OF THREE PLAYERS '
Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:00 am
NEIL WARNOCK:' HAPPY BUT / THE LOSS OF THREE PLAYERS '
Cardiff City 3 Leeds United 1
NEIL WARNOCK:
"I thought we were on the front foot from the start, we were really at it and played some good stuff," said the Cardiff boss.
"Especially with the blow of losing Jazz, Ralls and Gunnarsson.The loss of three players just before an important game was hard,but my other players did the job needed."
"It doesn't look very good for Jazz. Jazz looks like he might be out about two or three months and needs an operation. We'll have to see. His ankle, it's very much like Kadeem. He's seen a surgeon and he'll need a similar operation to Kadeem (Harris)."
Gunnarsson was withdrawn late on in the win at Sunderland while Ralls scored the winner and played the full 90 minutes.
And Warnock admits he could have risked Ralls against Leeds, but he felt Sol Bamba was excellent in-front of the back four along with Craig Bryson and Loic Damour in the absence of Ralls.
"I could've probably risked one of them," added Warnock.
"Gunnars was slightly more than Ralls. I thought if I risked Ralls, I'm expecting trouble on Saturday. I didn't think it was worth the risk.
"It never worried me at all because I know what the big man can do (Bamba). I knew the atmosphere would help him with what they (Leeds fans) say about him. I think it drives him on.
"He came in and did a superb job. Loic, he's not played for a few weeks and after the first 10 minutes he got into it and I thought Bryson was fantastic.
"The midfield was good, the strikers looked dangerous all the time and the defence were super. (Lee) Peltier was fantastic. Neil (Etheridge) pulled off a few saves too.
"I'm proud of the whole club tonight. There was excitement all over."
Cardiff City 3 Leeds United 1
NEIL WARNOCK:
"I thought we were on the front foot from the start, we were really at it and played some good stuff," said the Cardiff boss.
"Especially with the blow of losing Jazz, Ralls and Gunnarsson.The loss of three players just before an important game was hard,but my other players did the job needed."
"It doesn't look very good for Jazz. Jazz looks like he might be out about two or three months and needs an operation. We'll have to see. His ankle, it's very much like Kadeem. He's seen a surgeon and he'll need a similar operation to Kadeem (Harris)."
Gunnarsson was withdrawn late on in the win at Sunderland while Ralls scored the winner and played the full 90 minutes.
And Warnock admits he could have risked Ralls against Leeds, but he felt Sol Bamba was excellent in-front of the back four along with Craig Bryson and Loic Damour in the absence of Ralls.
"I could've probably risked one of them," added Warnock.
"Gunnars was slightly more than Ralls. I thought if I risked Ralls, I'm expecting trouble on Saturday. I didn't think it was worth the risk.
"It never worried me at all because I know what the big man can do (Bamba). I knew the atmosphere would help him with what they (Leeds fans) say about him. I think it drives him on.
"He came in and did a superb job. Loic, he's not played for a few weeks and after the first 10 minutes he got into it and I thought Bryson was fantastic.
"The midfield was good, the strikers looked dangerous all the time and the defence were super. (Lee) Peltier was fantastic. Neil (Etheridge) pulled off a few saves too.
"I'm proud of the whole club tonight. There was excitement all over."
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