Cutting edge vanishes
By Glen Williams
Sunday 8th November 2020
According to Harris his Bluebirds created enough chances to win "two or three games of football".
He used stats to back up his claims and City had 17 shots on goal compared to the Robins' two.
The difference was that Bristol had one really good chance and took it, Cardiff huffed and puffed but rarely truly threatened the Bristol goal. There were probably less than a handful of real clear-cut scoring opportunities.
That is a stark contrast, almost overnight, from the 3-0 Barnsley win, a performance in which City had ample excellent opportunities to score thanks to accurate, quick build-up play.
Against Bristol City there were a trio of Kieffer Moore headers, one from Harry Wilson and another from Curtis Nelson from a corner.
The rest of the night, Bristol's keeper was largely untroubled and that was down to a lack of cutting edge from the Bluebirds.
Bristol, to their credit, defended resolutely after taking the lead. As such, there are few occasions where you could really say their defence was carved open, it was more of an aerial bombardment from Cardiff, especially as the game wore on.
Two other chances you think could have been converted were a Joe Ralls right-footed volley from close range which was skied over the bar, while Wilson did the same with his left foot earlier in the match - each from crosses into the box again.
It is understandable that Cardiff are trying to play to their strengths, that is why you buy a big striker like Kieffer Moore, but a more varied, incisive attack would have defences far more worried.
Make no mistake, though, with 17 efforts on goal you have to score at least one. That will be a huge disappointment.
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