Cardiff City will want to see winning ways back for Burnley today after the mid-week upset and defeat to Brighton. The Welshman's record at Burnley's Turf Moor over the last few seasons as seen three games drawn 1-1 last season and the two previous games 2-2 and 3-3 what is the betting on 0-0 today.
On the team front, it will be interesting to see how manager Malky Mackay reacts to the Brighton defeat does he have scope for changes with the lacked depth and numbers he has been talking about. His midfield options are reduced with the injuries at the club he is hopeful Aron Gunnarsson who picked up an injury early in the Bristol City game and missed Brighton could be in contention along with Filip Kiss who is on the mend according to reports and his yet to make his debut for Cardiff.
The makeup of the bench will be just as important with a number of fans feeling Mackey got it wrong against Brighton with it being too defensive with not enough attacking options. It has not helped with the return to five substitutes instead of the seven last season making a major difference to the balance of the bench. Most managers have a goalkeeper on the bench, which leaves just four outfield spots for the manager to full. If the football governing bodies and club chairman wanted to make such a change they should have made it five or seven players on the bench leaving it up to the manager to decide still only using three.
In the press today, Mackey said there is no rush rushed into making any new signings and it could take until September for the right players. Any strengthening of his present squad could see two or four players coming in and if you look to the top end of that figure, he would have brought in 13 new players since taking over. There are only 11 days before the transfer window closes at 11pm on 31st of August and seven days later, the emergency loan window opens. He told the press,
On the team front, it will be interesting to see how manager Malky Mackay reacts to the Brighton defeat does he have scope for changes with the lacked depth and numbers he has been talking about. His midfield options are reduced with the injuries at the club he is hopeful Aron Gunnarsson who picked up an injury early in the Bristol City game and missed Brighton could be in contention along with Filip Kiss who is on the mend according to reports and his yet to make his debut for Cardiff.
The makeup of the bench will be just as important with a number of fans feeling Mackey got it wrong against Brighton with it being too defensive with not enough attacking options. It has not helped with the return to five substitutes instead of the seven last season making a major difference to the balance of the bench. Most managers have a goalkeeper on the bench, which leaves just four outfield spots for the manager to full. If the football governing bodies and club chairman wanted to make such a change they should have made it five or seven players on the bench leaving it up to the manager to decide still only using three.
In the press today, Mackey said there is no rush rushed into making any new signings and it could take until September for the right players. Any strengthening of his present squad could see two or four players coming in and if you look to the top end of that figure, he would have brought in 13 new players since taking over. There are only 11 days before the transfer window closes at 11pm on 31st of August and seven days later, the emergency loan window opens. He told the press,
“We need more.
“We’re enquiring about players and are talking to clubs. It’s something we keep forging on with and, whether it becomes the loan market or not, we’ll have to wait and see.
“But it has to be the right type of player and person.
“Two players would be great and four would be fantastic, but they have got to be either as good or better than we already have or potential players we can develop.
“I could have a late night on deadline day, but it won’t be a knee-jerk reaction on a player I haven’t looked at.
“If it happens late it will be a player I have watched closely and the deal just takes that long.
“When players come up late there may be a reason for it and they often come back to haunt you.”Pete Whittingham is hoping to make his 300th club career appearance today at Burnley.
