‘ Costly error punished again ‘

Costly error punished again


By Glen Williams

Sunday 8th November 2020



"One misplaced pass and the ball ends up in the back of our net," Harris said after the match.

"I keep saying it has to change and can't keep happening but it has happened again.

"We will start winning game after game when we stop making stupid errors."

It must be like banging your head against the wall for the Bluebirds staff this season, because a huge proportion of the goals they have conceded this season have been so avoidable.

Leandro Bacuna gifted possession against Sheffield Wednesday early on; goal. Sheyi Ojo did the same against Reading; goal. Joe Ralls against Derby; goal. Now it is the turn of Joe Bennett against Bristol City.

Misplacing passes are part and parcel of football, every right-minded person knows that, but Cardiff get punished with such regularity from it.

Teams hit them quickly, their defence is far too exposed and the ball ends up in the back of the net.

Perhaps only the goal by Bournemouth is the one real time I can remember City being undone by a stunning piece of build-up play. The other 10 they have conceded thus far have been largely avoidable - maybe Dominic Ball's stoppage-time winner for QPR can be taken off that list, too.

It is so frustrating that teams appear to score goals out of nothing or from a set-piece against Cardiff, while Harris' Bluebirds are made to toil so hard to create even a sniff of a chance.

Other teams are hitting Cardiff quickly and clinically and it cannot be said that the Welsh outfit are doing the same to them regularly enough.

A lot of work is required on the training ground at either end of the pitch over the next two weeks.

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on one hand we do seem to be unproportionately punished for errors..
on the other...the rules allow us to respond by scoring as many as we wish...

Then you need to change the players who are making the mistakes Neil.

Then you need to change the players who are making the mistakes Neil.

This is true!

Then you need to change the players who are making the mistakes Neil.

This is true!

That means dropping Morrison! As he invariably is player marking the scorer like fri ... his trouble is he keeps social distancing on pitch .

Then you need to change the players who are making the mistakes Neil.

This is true!

That means dropping Morrison! As he invariably is player marking the scorer like fri ... his trouble is he keeps social distancing on pitch .

For me it’s a case of who makes the least mistakes from the two and based on that I’d drop Nelson.

Then you need to change the players who are making the mistakes Neil.

This is true!

That means dropping Morrison! As he invariably is player marking the scorer like fri ... his trouble is he keeps social distancing on pitch .

For me it’s a case of who makes the least mistakes from the two and based on that I’d drop Nelson.

It's a toss up between them but I give Morrison the nod as whilst others inc Nelson make mistakes that lead to goals its Morrison who doesn't stop the attacker he keeps social distance from them and that allows him to score like Friday.

Then you need to change the players who are making the mistakes Neil.

This is true!

That means dropping Morrison! As he invariably is player marking the scorer like fri ... his trouble is he keeps social distancing on pitch .

For me it’s a case of who makes the least mistakes from the two and based on that I’d drop Nelson.

It's a toss up between them but I give Morrison the nod as whilst others inc Nelson make mistakes that lead to goals its Morrison who doesn't stop the attacker he keeps social distance from them and that allows him to score like Friday.

I also think he made the wrong decision to try and tackle with the outside of his right foot rather than his left. I do agree it’s pretty much a toss up though. Either way Benkovic should be in next game imo, possibly with Nelson going to right back.

Then you need to change the players who are making the mistakes Neil.

This is true!

That means dropping Morrison! As he invariably is player marking the scorer like fri ... his trouble is he keeps social distancing on pitch .

For me it’s a case of who makes the least mistakes from the two and based on that I’d drop Nelson.

It's a toss up between them but I give Morrison the nod as whilst others inc Nelson make mistakes that lead to goals its Morrison who doesn't stop the attacker he keeps social distance from them and that allows him to score like Friday.

I also think he made the wrong decision to try and tackle with the outside of his right foot rather than his left. I do agree it’s pretty much a toss up though. Either way Benkovic should be in next game imo, possibly with Nelson going to right back.

Sounds good as Nelson can play rb and benkovic can play centre .... plus for dropping Morrison is we wont waste dead balls trying to find him when hes marked by two players ! We have stopped being dangerous from corners freekicks & throwins as we've obviously got orders to aim for him...