Player Ratings – Cardiff City 2, Bournemouth 0
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1092889984 Magnificent save from Surman, tipping a dipping curling shot onto the bar at full stretch. The ‘keeper and his defence thoroughly deserved their clean sheet. The back five were magnificent 8 Lee Peltier http://gty.im/1015298576 The back four looked balanced. ‘Pelts’ is a solid right-back and, perhaps even more importantly, allows Manga to […]
Match Report – Cardiff City 2, Bournemouth 0
Cardiff City earned a win for Emiliano Sala, for Bluebirds fans and their Premier League status. Neil Warnock’s team played with pride, passion and intensity on an emotional occasion at Cardiff City Stadium. Bournemouth were fresh from a 4-0 win against Chelsea, but Warnock came up with a game plan which left the Cherries mystified. […]
View on the Nini-man in the middle: Jonathan Moss
This weekend sees Cardiff City play Bournemouth in their first home game since Emiliano Sala’s tragic disappearance. The Bluebirds face a daunting prospect; the Cherries’ last game was a decisive four-nil win over top-four favourites Chelsea. In a strange twist, Jonathan Moss was last in charge for Chelsea’s home win over Cardiff on the 15th […]
Player Ratings – Arsenal 2, Cardiff City 1
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1091003406 Another big personal display. Loving life in the Premier League and building a reputation as a safe, efficient and athletic goalkeeper. A couple of outstanding saves 8 Lee Peltier http://gty.im/1091003840 Strong, aggressive, competes with intensity. Defensively solid and worked to push forward in support, although found it more difficult than Bennett on […]
Match Report – Arsenal 2, Cardiff City 1
Neil Warnock and his Bluebirds talked about missing striker Emiliano Sala in the away dressing room at the Emirates Stadium before kick-off against Arsenal. It was an emotional occasion for all involved including Cardiff City players and more than 2,000 fans who made the trip to London. “The fans doing what they’ve done down at […]
Rabbi Matondo – The one that got away
As Rabbi Matondo becomes the latest British prospect to head for the Bundesliga, Cardiff fans en masse wonder: ‘yeah, what happened there?!’ A Tremorfa boy, Matondo was plucked from the Cardiff academy at 15 by Manchester City in 2016, before he got anywhere near the first team set-up. The reigning Premier League champions have form […]
Under-18 Match Report – Cardiff City 2, Queens Park Rangers 1
Cian Ashford, a teenager from Rhondda Cynon Taf, fired Cardiff City’s late winner in their Professional Under-18 Development League won against Queens Park Rangers. Substitute Ashford, who has joined the young Bluebirds from Cambrian and Clydach’s youth development system, fired the crucial goal in a 2-1 win after 90 minutes. Cardiff’s youth players laid a […]
The VFTN Analysis: Newcastle United 3-0 Cardiff City
What a miserable day Saturday was. Cardiff City fell to a 3-0 loss to Newcastle United in what was a drab performance from the Bluebirds. Cardiff manager Neil Warnock will surely be unhappy with how his team performed, despite his comments post-match that there were positives to take away. READ: Newcastle 3-0 Cardiff – Match […]
Player Ratings – Newcastle United 3, Cardiff City 0
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1085036120 Let down by a defence which never quite got to grips with the pace of this match. Made a couple of good saves, but City must defend better than this 7 Lee Peltier http://gty.im/1084960648 Played at right-back with Manga switching from that position into the centre. Most of the Newcastle attacks came […]
Match Report – Newcastle United 3, Cardiff City 0
Neil Warnock’s Bluebirds have 10 days before their next Premier League fixture and that time must be used well. No player was worthy of being named man of the match in this one. Every player slipped below his best on a day when City occasionally showed flashes of quality, but went down against an almost […]