FOUR CHANGES: " CARDIFF CITY TEAM TONIGHT "

Four changes - Joel Bagan & @harrywilson_ make their first league starts as #Bluebirds. @WillVaulks & Robert Glatzel also come in.


STARTING 11

Alex Smithies
Leandro Bacuna
Sean Morrison
Curtis Nelson
Joel Bagan
Marlon Pack
Will Vaulks
Junior Hoilett
Sheyi Ojo
Harry Wilson
Robert Glatzel

SUBSTITUTES

Dillon Phillips
Filip Benkovic
Sol Bamba
Joe Ralls
Gavin Whyte
Josh Murphy
Kieffer Moore

Four changes - Joel Bagan & @harrywilson_ make their first league starts as #Bluebirds. @WillVaulks & Robert Glatzel also come in.

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A bit of rotation it seems

Tomlin??

Tomlin??

On the naughty seat.

5 of that bench should be starting tonight
Looks defensive and hoping for a draw

5 of that bench should be starting tonight
Looks defensive and hoping for a draw

5? 3 at best.

TEAM NEWS

Cardiff City XI (4-2-3-1): Smithies; Bacuna, Morrison, Nelson, Bagan; Pack, Vaulks; Ojo, Wilson, Hoilett; Glatzel.

Subs: Phillips, Benkovic, Bamba, Whyte, Ralls, Murphy, Moore.

Bournemouth XI (5-2-3): Begovic; Smith, Rico, S. Cook, Mepham, Stacey; Gosling, Lerma; Stanislas, Solanke, Danjuma.

Subs: Travers, Simpson, Ofoborh, Billing, L. Cook, Riquelme, Surridge.

I’m happy to see Glatzel have a chance, as I feel we’re still lacking any attacking identity with Moore. I’m hoping we actually have some sort of attacking plan today. I’d also like to have seen Murphy have a chance, as there’s obviously a player there somewhere.
Absolutely delighted to see Bagan having a start too, most excited I have been about a young player since Rambo.

5 of that bench should be starting tonight
Looks defensive and hoping for a draw

Name that 5 then
And which starting 5 should be on the bench
Before kick off if you can ?

5 of that bench should be starting tonight
Looks defensive and hoping for a draw

5? 3 at best.

I would have replaced

Nelson - Benkovic
Hoilett - Murphy
Glatzel - Moore
Ojo - Whyte
Pack - Ralls

5 of that bench should be starting tonight
Looks defensive and hoping for a draw

5? 3 at best.

I would have replaced

Nelson - Benkovic
Hoilett - Murphy
Glatzel - Moore
Ojo - Whyte
Pack - Ralls

I’d agree with Murphy or Whyte for Hoillett.
Glatzel in due to number of games / squad rotation - I’d say.

Last edited by bluebirdoct1962 on Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:03 pm, edited 1 time in total.

5 of that bench should be starting tonight
Looks defensive and hoping for a draw

5? 3 at best.

I would have replaced

Nelson - Benkovic
Hoilett - Murphy
Glatzel - Moore
Ojo - Whyte
Pack - Ralls

Benkovic at RB?

No instead of Nelson

5 of that bench should be starting tonight
Looks defensive and hoping for a draw

5? 3 at best.

I would have replaced

Nelson - Benkovic
Hoilett - Murphy
Glatzel - Moore
Ojo - Whyte
Pack - Ralls

Whyte is definitely more defensive than Ojo and whilst I don’t rate Ojo I’d say he’s slightly better. How can you say one centre half is more defensive than another centre half? Pack has been our most consistent performer so far this season. And you’ve just added Moore for GlatZel as you just don’t rate him. But I agree with you that Murphy should be given a chance.

Not what I was expecting at all. It looks like Wilson is number 10, I know he’s good enough to play there but I’m the middle teams can tend to mark a player out of the game. I’d like to see him out wide right. Where is tomlin!!!?

5 of that bench should be starting tonight
Looks defensive and hoping for a draw

5? 3 at best.

I would have replaced

Nelson - Benkovic
Hoilett - Murphy
Glatzel - Moore
Ojo - Whyte
Pack - Ralls

Whyte is definitely more defensive than Ojo and whilst I don’t rate Ojo I’d say he’s slightly better. How can you say one centre half is more defensive than another centre half? Pack has been our most consistent performer so far this season. And you’ve just added Moore for GlatZel as you just don’t rate him. But I agree with you that Murphy should be given a chance.

Whyte is more direct , works hard and has the pace to get us up the pitch. His issue is quality in the final third but his workrate alone would get him the nod before ojo.

Pack has played well but slows us down and is better suited away from home. Against a quick passing Bournemouth side we need runners not ball keepers.
Hoilett has been poor so I would get Murphy back in and give him a proper run of games.

You are right I think Glatzel is awful and if Moore is fit he should play every game ahead of him.

Benkovic is highly rated and experienced, Nelson is average at best in my mind so we need our best options on the pitch not on the bench.

In fairness , if Wilson gets up next to Glatzel we might actually see a different player . Everyone has moaned he has not had anyone to play off and is isolated. Tonight he has a chance to show what he can do next to one of the best forward players in the league

Best of luck to Joe Bagan

So, too, is Kieffer Moore, by the way. Robert Glatzel is preferred to the Wales international tonight. Whether that is due to the sheer volume of games coming up or the player carrying a niggle we are as yet unsure.

No Lee Tomlin in the squad, either. Must not be fully fit and firing. A shame.

Bournemouth, Josh King and David Brooks have not been deemed fit enough. So that's something of a boost for the hosts.

Team rotated and it's a long season ahead. Hoilett will add defensive quality to young Bagan and that's a good choice. Pack and Vaulks in the middle working hard against a ball retaining side.
Glatzel upfront and it's because we will try to play alot more on the deck against a very good side with Wilson playing maybe the number 10 role.
Looks a good side with a good bench and good enough for 3 points tonight imo

Cardiff haven’t lost their opening three home league matches of a season since the 2007/08 campaign, when they did so under manager Dave Jones.