“ MICK McCARTHY UPDATES CARDIFF CITY FANS “
Friday 17th September 2021
Mick McCarthy's claims that the squad is big enough this season and despite in the latest transfer window that saw more departures than arrivals, McCarthy is adamant he has a strong squad with back up in all positions
Mick McCARTHY:
Free transfer market of interest?
"Not at the moment. I don’t want to bring people in for them to not be playing. I think we’ve also got some good youngsters, who in this moment in time are doing a good job."
"We dont need anymore new additions, we have the squad and strength in depth."
"If we’re going to do that then we’ve got to continue to trust them."
Mick McCARTHY:
Thankfully Mick McCarthy said:”We have plenty of strength in depth in this squad and we are not hindered by the injuries.”
Joe Ralls was ruled out of the trip to the City Ground due to a groin problem, and his prognosis is looking bleak, with the Bluebirds boss admitting the midfielder could be facing up to a month on the treatment table.
" Joe Ralls will be out up to a month."
"Ryan's got Covid, so he's isolated," McCarthy replied when asked about his latest injury concerns."
"So it'll be the 10 days from when he got it and we've got to see how he feels when he comes back of course.
Back at it?
"Absolutely. You’ve got to recover and crack on. It’ll be a tough one, Bournemouth."
How much longer has Giles got in his isolation?
"Good question. He’s got Covid. And what effect will it have on him? He’s had it once before and he’s double-jabbed. He’s one of the younger players that is double-jabbed. I don’t know is the answer to that.
"He’s not got much longer. He was out before Forest, so it’s maybe about three days before his isolation, but then he’s got to come back and train. We’ll see how he is."
"We are not the only club suffering with losing players due to covid, nearly every club is, we have a squad to pick from."
Updates on walking wounded?
"Leandro will train today. It looks like he’s okay. Joe Ralls won’t, Ryan Giles is still off. They’re a big loss to us.
"They’ve been playing well. Certainly Ryan, who was having a great time."
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MICK McCARTHY:
"Lee Tomlin had a repair operation on a groin problem at the beginning of the week, so will be out for a while."
Chris Hughton?
"It’s sad news. He was under the cosh. We all knew that. It’s the manager’s game.
"You lose five or six on the bounce and it’s difficult for any of us."