Steve Morison:

Cardiff C 3 Cambridge United 2


At home at the Cardiff Atletic Stadium.



Steve Morison:


“I’m really pleased.”

"I thought that everyone put a shift in and performed well, so I'm really pleased. Everyone brings something to the group."

“It was hard for us as we went from a wet pitch to a dry pitch, it was difficult.”

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Was not the pitch the same for both sides?

I remember speaking to Tommy Hutchinson about friendly games once and he said (like nearly everyone has said on here) they are for fitness and formations. He also said that in most of the clubs he’d been at the manager would often signal the midfielders to take their foot off the pedal so that the defence would come under pressure more and the strikers would have to work harder for their chances. Makes sense at this stage.

I remember speaking to Tommy Hutchinson about friendly games once and he said (like nearly everyone has said on here) they are for fitness and formations. He also said that in most of the clubs he’d been at the manager would often signal the midfielders to take their foot off the pedal so that the defence would come under pressure more and the strikers would have to work harder for their chances. Makes sense at this stage.

I agree makes a lot of sense.

“CARDIFF CITY PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES 2022-23 “


Cardiff City will play the following First Team pre-season friendly fixtures ahead of the new season:

Saturday 9th July vs. Cambridge United 3-2 Collins / Watters / Bagan

Tuesday 12th July vs. Newport County (Cardiff International Sports Stadium, 6.30pm) *
Saturday 16th July vs. Cheltenham Town (The Jonny-Rocks Stadium, 3pm)
Tuesday 19th July vs. Shrewsbury Town (Montgomery Waters Meadow, 7pm)


Saturday 23rd July vs. Swindon Town (County Ground, 12pm)


Cardiff City's away pre-season clash with Swindon @Official_STFC will now kick-off at 12pm, at the request of the police.

Was not the pitch the same for both sides?

Would have suited Cambridge more being a dry pitch. A slick passing side will always benefit from a wet pitch and thats what we are trying to be. Also, bone hard pitches contribute more to the type of injuries we saw yesterday.I pretty sure if we'd have played them at the CCS we would have run away with it.

We watered the pitch before the game

Was not the pitch the same for both sides?

Would have suited Cambridge more being a dry pitch. A slick passing side will always benefit from a wet pitch and thats what we are trying to be. Also, bone hard pitches contribute more to the type of injuries we saw yesterday.I pretty sure if we'd have played them at the CCS we would have run away with it.

Didnt warnock do for the Liverpool game, not water the pitch? Or was the grass left slightly longer? Maybe both