Prepare for a feast of humble pie Dougie!
Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:55 pm
The fact that Freedman has put all of his eggs in one basket and shot his mouth off means it is he and his team under pressure not us! We still have the league very much in our grasp, this could be their best chance of glory this season. As this article suggests this semi is by no means dead.........
Cardiff City are calling on their fans to perform as their twelfth man as they strive at home tonight to reach the final of the Carling Cup for the first time in their history after being a goal down to Crystal Palace in the first leg.
"It's a fantastic game to be involved in and it's another game at our own stadium,” manager Malky Mackay told cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
“We're 1-0 down at half-time so to speak and we'll have a full house rocking as it was on Saturday. I'm delighted the fans showed their passion to get behind the team on Saturday and I don't expect anything different on Tuesday night.
"It will be a fantastic occasion, but we'll play the game not the occasion. Gates of 23,000 have been fantastic this season and the crowd made a huge, huge difference on the weekend.
“Our supporters can be the twelfth man again on Tuesday evening."
And City Skipper Mark Hudson called on the club to "work as one" - players, staff and supporters.
“Our supporters have been brilliant all season again and their support on Saturday really highlighted that,” said Hudson.
“ We're going to need them to get behind us from the word go and create an atmosphere for us to play in; we'll be doing our bit on the field to get them to Wembley."
And the Blues reckon that mind games played by the Palace manager Dougie Freedman will boomerang against the visitors.
Freedman said in his column in the Croydon Advertiser that he doubted Cardiff’s big game mentality.
"They and their supporters must be scared stiff of failure," Freedman wrote.
"[Cardiff] know only too well what it is like to fall at the last hurdle. I've seen Cardiff fall just short so many times over the past few seasons.
"When you get in stressful situations it is difficult not to think of the past, and when you have their recent history of being beaten in the play-offs so often, they must have some very unhappy memories.”
But Mackay responded: "Needless to say, part of the team talk is done."
And Cardiff striker Kenny Miller said, "We don't need any other motivation than the fact we are going to play a game of football and hopefully get to a cup final.
"That is what is spurring us on. It is obviously a bit of mind games and trying to throw the cat among the pigeons.”
Cardiff City are calling on their fans to perform as their twelfth man as they strive at home tonight to reach the final of the Carling Cup for the first time in their history after being a goal down to Crystal Palace in the first leg.
"It's a fantastic game to be involved in and it's another game at our own stadium,” manager Malky Mackay told cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
“We're 1-0 down at half-time so to speak and we'll have a full house rocking as it was on Saturday. I'm delighted the fans showed their passion to get behind the team on Saturday and I don't expect anything different on Tuesday night.
"It will be a fantastic occasion, but we'll play the game not the occasion. Gates of 23,000 have been fantastic this season and the crowd made a huge, huge difference on the weekend.
“Our supporters can be the twelfth man again on Tuesday evening."
And City Skipper Mark Hudson called on the club to "work as one" - players, staff and supporters.
“Our supporters have been brilliant all season again and their support on Saturday really highlighted that,” said Hudson.
“ We're going to need them to get behind us from the word go and create an atmosphere for us to play in; we'll be doing our bit on the field to get them to Wembley."
And the Blues reckon that mind games played by the Palace manager Dougie Freedman will boomerang against the visitors.
Freedman said in his column in the Croydon Advertiser that he doubted Cardiff’s big game mentality.
"They and their supporters must be scared stiff of failure," Freedman wrote.
"[Cardiff] know only too well what it is like to fall at the last hurdle. I've seen Cardiff fall just short so many times over the past few seasons.
"When you get in stressful situations it is difficult not to think of the past, and when you have their recent history of being beaten in the play-offs so often, they must have some very unhappy memories.”
But Mackay responded: "Needless to say, part of the team talk is done."
And Cardiff striker Kenny Miller said, "We don't need any other motivation than the fact we are going to play a game of football and hopefully get to a cup final.
"That is what is spurring us on. It is obviously a bit of mind games and trying to throw the cat among the pigeons.”
Re: Prepare for a feast of humble pie Dougie!
Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:57 pm
Perhaps when he trudges off at the final whistle we can all throw him some 'humble pie' to eat. He's a glorified player and his team will be outplayed and outfought tonight
Re: Prepare for a feast of humble pie Dougie!
Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:15 pm
I think he will reflect back on this season and realise that his biggest mistake was letting the win over the Manchester United reserve team go to his head. One thing Malky seems to have that Doug is seriously lacking in is that he doesn't take anything for granted he just keeps his head down and carries on planning and chipping away. 
Re: Prepare for a feast of humble pie Dougie!
Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:17 pm
lyndipops wrote:I think he will reflect back on this season and realise that his biggest mistake was letting the win over the Manchester United reserve team go to his head. One thing Malky seems to have that Doug is seriously lacking in is that he doesn't take anything for granted he just keeps his head down and carries on planning and chipping away.