“Time is not on My side”
Fri Feb 18, 2022 12:01 pm
Cardiff City boss Steve Morison believes he must be decisive and ruthless in the dugout because time is not on his side.
The Bluebirds boss has garnered a reputation for being brutally candid in his appraisal of performances and uncompromising in his decision-making when it comes to team selection and substitutions.
Latest regarding Max Watters.
Friday 18th February 2022
STEVE MORISON:
He said: "What people don't see and don't understand… let's take the Isaak Davies situation. I've been no different to him than I was in the under-23s but the difference is I don't get interviewed or asked about it.”
"These kids coming through, they need to know what the real world is like. There's no better classroom than the real world - I've nicked that quote off someone!“
"It's not to be hard or to be horrible. If [Marcelo] Bielsa takes Rodrygo or Raphinha off and he says it's tactical, that means the player isn't carrying out the job he was asked to do well enough.
"It's so clear. I was watching the game, I didn't feel he [Watters] was giving me what I wanted and what I had asked, so I felt like I needed to change.
"Time is against me, ultimately, it's not like it just doesn't matter. We need to win games so if I need to make harsh calls - and it's not something I want to do - I haven't got the time not to."
It’s something he also did with Davies, who has thrived since that night on the south coast at the back of December.
If Morison does get the job on a more permanent basis, of course, these are the sort of players who will form the backbone of his forward line next season and beyond.
His remit was to steer the club away from relegation, which after four wins in five many believe he has done already. Morison wants more points on the board before he can start planning for next season, utilising players he knows will be in the building and so on.
But he is still caught between a rock and a hard place. Because while he would ideally like to experiment more and plan to hit the ground running next term, with his future still insecure he knows that losing games could prove costly for him personally.
The Bluebirds boss has garnered a reputation for being brutally candid in his appraisal of performances and uncompromising in his decision-making when it comes to team selection and substitutions.
Latest regarding Max Watters.
Friday 18th February 2022
STEVE MORISON:
He said: "What people don't see and don't understand… let's take the Isaak Davies situation. I've been no different to him than I was in the under-23s but the difference is I don't get interviewed or asked about it.”
"These kids coming through, they need to know what the real world is like. There's no better classroom than the real world - I've nicked that quote off someone!“
"It's not to be hard or to be horrible. If [Marcelo] Bielsa takes Rodrygo or Raphinha off and he says it's tactical, that means the player isn't carrying out the job he was asked to do well enough.
"It's so clear. I was watching the game, I didn't feel he [Watters] was giving me what I wanted and what I had asked, so I felt like I needed to change.
"Time is against me, ultimately, it's not like it just doesn't matter. We need to win games so if I need to make harsh calls - and it's not something I want to do - I haven't got the time not to."
It’s something he also did with Davies, who has thrived since that night on the south coast at the back of December.
If Morison does get the job on a more permanent basis, of course, these are the sort of players who will form the backbone of his forward line next season and beyond.
His remit was to steer the club away from relegation, which after four wins in five many believe he has done already. Morison wants more points on the board before he can start planning for next season, utilising players he knows will be in the building and so on.
But he is still caught between a rock and a hard place. Because while he would ideally like to experiment more and plan to hit the ground running next term, with his future still insecure he knows that losing games could prove costly for him personally.
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Re: “Time is not on My side”
Fri Feb 18, 2022 1:19 pm
Can't argue with any of that...! 
Re: “Time is not on My side”
Fri Feb 18, 2022 2:43 pm
He is winning me around. I liked the selection on Tuesday, i knew exactly what we were trying to do, it didn't work for whatever reason and he changed it.
All the last four weeks has demonstrated is its all about recruitment. When offered a more eclectic squad we used pace and footballers. We have to be pragmatists. Flint = Hugil or the Uche as that's all that is in Flints football locker, the long ball.
Our kids are not going to improve without experience and you don't get experience on the bench or U23 games. Its a fine balancing act.
All the last four weeks has demonstrated is its all about recruitment. When offered a more eclectic squad we used pace and footballers. We have to be pragmatists. Flint = Hugil or the Uche as that's all that is in Flints football locker, the long ball.
Our kids are not going to improve without experience and you don't get experience on the bench or U23 games. Its a fine balancing act.
Re: “Time is not on My side”
Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:56 pm
I did feel sorry for Watters I must admit, but when the change was made we looked a lot better so nobody can argue the decision.
Re: “Time is not on My side”
Fri Feb 18, 2022 5:00 pm
I did feel sorry for Watters I must admit, but when the change was made we looked a lot better so nobody can argue the decision.
Re: “Time is not on My side”
Sat Feb 19, 2022 1:40 pm
Sven wrote:Can't argue with any of that...!
Exactly!
These are grown men and if someone is not performing then what’s it matter if they’re hauled off after 20 minutes or 80 minutes?
Some of the snowflake posters on here almost crying because of the way he treated Watters and Davies.
Man the f**k up
