Showing posts with label Cardiff City v Swansea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cardiff City v Swansea. Show all posts

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Manager's reactions,

After the game Cardiff City boss Dave Jones


"It was a hard-earned victory.

"I feel proud for the players and for the supporters who can go back up the motorway happy.

"From start to finish we pushed them really hard. It was a game we needed to win and we set our stall out to do that.

"When you sign good players it does one of two things, it either raises the quality already in the dressing room or players can't reach that quality and fall by the wayside.

"But bringing Craig in gave everyone a lift and bringing in good players alongside him enables him to be at his best.

"It will all be about Craig but I thought every player who went out and wore a blue shirt was magnificent."

Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers

"The tension and atmosphere was fantastic, but we were undone by a piece of quality from Craig Bellamy," said Rodgers.

"It was a wonderful goal worthy of winning any game and that's why he's paid so much money.

"I thought they were better than us in the first half, but I thought there was only going to be one winner after the break.

"The players are obviously disappointed in the dressing room, for themselves and the supporters.

"Our performance wasn't bad and I thought it was a great advert for Welsh football. Yes I'm disappointed with the result, we all are, but I'm also very proud of the club and our supporters. They were magnificent.

"We created a few chances and I thought if it didn't stay goalless then we looked like winning it.

"But it wasn't to be and we've got to dust ourselves down because we've got another 16 cup finals to play.

"I hope both teams can push forward and get as high as they can in the table - us before them!"

Cardiff City team v Swansea


Heaton
McNaughton Hudson Keinan Quinn
Whittingham Olofinjana Ramsey Bellamy
Chopra Bothroyd

Substitutes
Marshall, Gyepes, McPhail, Burke, Blake, Emmanuel-Thomas, 1Parkin

Cardiff boss has made two changes to the starting line-up dropping Emmanuel-Thomas to the bench for Chopra and Naylor for Keinan making his debut. The rumour out of the Liberty Stadium is that Naylor was marked to start but Keinan is in, with no Naylor on the bench he could have picked up a injury maybe.

Olofinjana is playing after he was classed has doubtful with the rest of the team has expected.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Must be a win

I love derby games, in particular Bluebirds v Swans because there was always an edge to the games. I remember fondly being in a packed out away end that the old Vetch Field, no room to move and the floor dripping with piss because it was impossible to get to the toilets. I also remember having to run the gauntlet of the irate home fans either to and from the railway station or along the M4, always better after a win.

That was then however today it’s about ‘Bubble’ trips and sanitized stadiums with less of an atmosphere, CCTV and TV cameras. The animosity between the two sets of fans as meant the last six games (including the Carling Cup game) have been televised. The game is a home sell-out with Cardiff City bussing in 1800 fans to The Liberty Stadium.

Everyone is up for it "uh-uhh" wrong, there is someone who just can see another game another three points, Cardiff City manager Dave Jones. I can see his point about the game being three points but has the worm turned.
Dave Jones’ derby record v Swansea to-date,
Championship Sunday 07 Nov 2010 Cardiff 0 - 1 Swansea
Championship Saturday 03 Apr 2010 Cardiff 2 - 1 Swansea
Championship Saturday 07 Nov 2009 Swansea 3 - 2 Cardiff
Championship Sunday 05 Apr 2009 Cardiff 2 - 2 Swansea
Championship Sunday 30 Nov 2008 Swansea 2 - 2 Cardiff
Carling Cup Tuesday 23 Sep 2008 Swansea 1 - 0 Cardiff
Strangely Jones has come out fighting this time round his interviews have been somewhat more aggressive for this game then any of the past five league game. It’s great to see, now all with need is 11 players walking out into the cauldron of blood with 18,000+ Jacks baying for some capital city blood with fire in there bellies.

Sunday’s game is about three points sure but just has important in the eyes of fans is to get one over your local rivals. With a derby game there are also bragging rights to secure just has important to the fans, no-one likes losing a derby game.