Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:48 am
Hinchcliffe urges Cardiff to back Mick
Sky Sports pundit Andy Hinchcliffe says Mick McCarthy deserves time to turn things round at Cardiff.
A rotten run of five defeats on the spin has seen the Bluebirds boss come under immense pressure heading into the international break, with the small matter of a South Wales derby looming on October 17 when they return.
Hinchcliffe believes a win in that fixture could well give McCarthy the momentum needed to turn things around, and questions what direction the club would be able to take if they did decide to make a change.
Speaking on Sky Sports’ latest EFL podcast, Hinchcliffe said: "I do feel he will be there for the Swansea game, whether that could be the best game for them, or the worst because if they beat Swansea [and] get back on track everything looks rosy again. If they were to lose it would get tricky.
"If you look at the Championship and experienced coaches in this division, Mick McCarthy is right up there for what he’s achieved with teams, so you might say ‘yeah it’s time for Mick to go,’ but you look around and think 'well, where do we turn now?'
"Again look at Chris Hughton, look at Mick McCarthy, this is a really tough division for even the most experienced coaches, so maybe everyone just needs to again see the quality of who they have, the quality of the team they have and it isn’t all wrong.
"They’re not truly awful, everything isn’t wrong there and it can be fixed and it can be put right and one game can put it right and everything clicks.
"So, I really do hope that he is there for the Swansea game, I would be surprised if he isn’t there and they do make a change."