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Cardiff were poor

Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:06 pm

Cardiff were very poor today just hoofing the ball anywhere up field. Olly couldn't pass a ball to save his life and Bellars was right out of the game and Jay just dont look himself since his injury. Our passing was also very poor and we definetely need to practice our corner kicks. :(

Re: Cardiff were poor

Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:08 pm

No we were not

Re: Cardiff were poor

Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:14 pm

POOLERBLUE wrote:No we were not



what game did you watch?

Re: Cardiff were poor

Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:19 pm

A game where we had 2 more attempts on goal and played throughout with guts...........they took their chances today and we didnt. Cardiff played well and have no doubt if they play the next 14 games like we did today then we will be promoted with the teams we have left to play.
Forest are a very good side and havent lost all season at home. what was you expecting for f**k sake!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Right now negativity is not what we as fans should be thinking

Re: Cardiff were poor

Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:25 pm

canton blue wrote:Cardiff were very poor today just hoofing the ball anywhere up field. Olly couldn't pass a ball to save his life and Bellars was right out of the game and Jay just dont look himself since his injury. Our passing was also very poor and we definetely need to practice our corner kicks. :(


Hoofing is not how I would describe our performance today. My main concern is that we appear to lack sufficient hunger for possession. What would you be saying if a few of our better efforts had come off? This was a tight game. Their goalkeeper was possibly their MoM and that tells us something.

Re: Cardiff were poor

Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:41 pm

If Tyson had squared it instead of going on his own they would have had another one. They had just as many chances as us.
We were very lathargic and lazy and our passing in midfield was terrible, Bothroyd needs to stop falling over everytime he's tackled, all the refs seem to know he's got a reputation for this, the man needs to up his game because since he played for England he has gone down hill rapidly.

Re: Cardiff were poor

Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:51 pm

As an outsider for what its worth I don't think you were poor.

You were not great granted but nor were Forest. I just felt from watching the live stream you seem to lose possession easily & your midfield looked a little over run. Bothroyd was a waste of space for a lot of the game and the blatant dive was shameful.

I would say you deserved a draw. Also the ref was awful seemed to be swaying towards the home side for the majority of 50/50 decisions. Forest haven't lost at home for 2 years so not a disaster.

Re: Cardiff were poor

Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:02 pm

canton blue wrote:Cardiff were very poor today just hoofing the ball anywhere up field. Olly couldn't pass a ball to save his life and Bellars was right out of the game and Jay just dont look himself since his injury. Our passing was also very poor and we definetely need to practice our corner kicks. :(


We weren't poor you dingbat, We created more than them and a draw was the least we deserved. :ayatollah: It was a cracking advert for the championship with the tempo fast paced all game. :ayatollah:

Re: Cardiff were poor

Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:39 pm

Stan-QPR wrote:As an outsider for what its worth I don't think you were poor.

You were not great granted but nor were Forest. I just felt from watching the live stream you seem to lose possession easily & your midfield looked a little over run. Bothroyd was a waste of space for a lot of the game and the blatant dive was shameful.

I would say you deserved a draw. Also the ref was awful seemed to be swaying towards the home side for the majority of 50/50 decisions. Forest haven't lost at home for 2 years so not a disaster.



I have to agree with Stan's opinion here, it's not the end of the world to lose up there, although now, Tuesdays game against Leicester is a must win game, just to stay in touch.

Re: Cardiff were poor

Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:17 pm

Stan-QPR wrote:

you seem to lose possession easily & your midfield looked a little over run.



That has been our problem all season and ut is going to cost us big time. Soon we will be playing teams that are fighting for their survival and unless we sort tghis out we will drop points.

Re: Cardiff were poor

Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:21 pm

Bakedalasker wrote:
Stan-QPR wrote:

you seem to lose possession easily & your midfield looked a little over run.



That has been our problem all season and ut is going to cost us big time. Soon we will be playing teams that are fighting for their survival and unless we sort tghis out we will drop points.


We are dropping points now, Leicester, Hull & Ipswich are going to be no mean tests. Then there are Palace [a] Barnsley [h] & Millwall [a]. It dosen't get easier, imho.

Re: Cardiff were poor

Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:31 pm

We had 8 shots on target to their 6 and 7 corners to their 5. A poor team does not do that at Forest. I watched the game and I thought we were very unlucky to lose. We will put poorer teams away they made the most of our sloppy play which we need to tighten up, remember both thier goals came against the run of play

Re: Cardiff were poor

Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:53 pm

I thought it was a cracking game between 2 good sides. I thought we just edged it in the tackles and picking up the loose balls. I also thought we passed it better where as you lot played a few to many long balls which brings me to your strikers. I was surprised to see you play 2 big uns up top all game and not give Bellamy a go through the middle. He's still in Gunter's back pocket after a frustrating afternoon on the left wing.