Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:12 am
Bothroyd on Watters sub and Morison
Ex Cardiff City player Jay Bothroyd says he likes the choice of Steve Morison as Bluebirds boss and praised Max Watters for his reaction after his early substitution on Tuesday.
Morison has been appointed until the end of the season and Bothroyd praised the appointment, believing that, with a good coaching staff, the team can progress on the short-term games next season.
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"I like the choice," Bothroyd said on Sky Sports News on Friday morning. "He has been a player in the Championship for a lot of his career.
"We don't know if he's going to be the right choice (long term). If we look at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Man United, he came in and was fantastic, won loads of games, they gave him the job and then things went bad.
"Steve Morison has got a good coaching staff around him, he is getting results, he knows what it means to Cardiff fans and hopefully that can continue.
"If Cardiff can finish mid-table that'll be a positive season for them and they can grow next year."
It comes after the 2-0 home win over Coventry City on Tuesday night thanks to goals from Joel Bagan and Mark Harris.
Bothroyd said it was yet another indicator that there are better things to come.
"It was massive," he said of the result. "Getting back-to-back wins at home was massive.
"Since Steve Morison came in and brought Mark Hudson in, you can look at Cardiff and see some positives. Step by step we are seeing certain signs there is light at the end of the tunnel.
"The game against Liverpool, they played really well and fought until the end. That's what a manager and fans want to see."
The talking point after that match centred around Watters' 37th-minute substitution, before the striker sat in the stands during the half-time break.
Bothroyd himself has previous in that department. During a youth team final at Arsenal, he threw his shirt at the dugout before moving to Coventry a couple of months later. The striker praised Watters for not reacting in such a way.
"The way Max handled it was fantastic," Bothroyd said. "He was fuming he was dragged before half-time.
"With Steve, he doesn't have the luxury of time, he needs results right now, he doesn't know if he'll be in the job next season. He needs performances.
"With me, I was young, hot headed, my attitude wasn't great when I was young. Max showed a fantastic attitude. He didn't react or do anything that would be brought into disrepute, club-wise."