All over, 1 - 0 to Millwall. Same old story, if only we had a finisher! In the 2nd half we had a few good chances but when we get a chance we are just not clinical enough. Overall we had 14 goal attempts with 4 on target compared to Millwall who had 10 shots on goal and 3 on target. IMHO Sylla and Bright Samuel were both poor tonight and Smith wasn' t much better when he came on.
All over, 1 - 0 to Millwall. Same old story, if only we had a finisher! In the 2nd half we had a few good chances but when we get a chance we are just not clinical enough. Overall we had 14 goal attempts with 4 on target compared to Millwall who had 10 shots on goal and 3 on target. IMHO Sylla and Bright Samuel were both poor tonight and Smith wasn' t much better when he came on.
You are right. Although we sorely missed a scrapper like Scowen in the side tonight, there is no excuse for the lack of conversions for goal chances. This lack of finishing is the sole reason now that we are sitting so low in the league table. The options to play strikers are not good but I do feel Holloway did not help by selecting Sylla and Osayi-Samuel. Neither has shown great stamina or physical strength against other opposition - surely something needed against Millwall? Would Manning have been a better option than Cousins, given that we were without Scowen?
Positives: Oteh got to play and may become a better option or at least an alternative to the rest of the strikers now. Hall got through 90 minutes OK.
All over, 1 - 0 to Millwall. Same old story, if only we had a finisher! In the 2nd half we had a few good chances but when we get a chance we are just not clinical enough. Overall we had 14 goal attempts with 4 on target compared to Millwall who had 10 shots on goal and 3 on target. IMHO Sylla and Bright Samuel were both poor tonight and Smith wasn' t much better when he came on.
You are right. Although we sorely missed a scrapper like Scowen in the side tonight, there is no excuse for the lack of conversions for goal chances. This lack of finishing is the sole reason now that we are sitting so low in the league table. The options to play strikers are not good but I do feel Holloway did not help by selecting Sylla and Osayi-Samuel. Neither has shown great stamina or physical strength against other opposition - surely something needed against Millwall? Would Manning have been a better option than Cousins, given that we were without Scowen?
Positives: Oteh got to play and may become a better option or at least an alternative to the rest of the strikers now. Hall got through 90 minutes OK.
Before the game I thought that in Scowen's absence it would be an ideal chance for Manning to be included in tonight's team, however, as tends to happen with Ollie he fooled quite a few of us and unfortunately as a result the team lacked a robust central midfield.
Only positive Cardiff have lost 3 or 4 on the bounce There for the taking Then again we couldn't score against 8 men We lack a cutting edge and we so need a striker in January
Sounds like a poor match. The form of our strikers is really worrying.
Neither team looked that good and once Millwall had scored the game was effectively over because we just didn't have anyone to put the ball in the back of the net. In Scowen's absence I thought we would play Manning in that central midfield role and the fact we didnt meant we kept getting exposed. I have read since that Ollie wanted to play Grant Hall in that defensive central midfield role but when Robbo went sick he had to change things. Going forward Im not sure what that means for Manning because he is now going to be behind both Scowen and Hall for a midfield role. Yet again this match showed that we desperately need a goalscorer, however, I think we are caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place because January isn' the best time to buy players but if we don' get somebody then things could get very bleak and relegation could well be on the cards. Do we stick or twist?
I'm already resigned to playing league one football next season We don't score or create any goals Nobody will want to go near us in January as we are struggling Do we get a promising lower league striker who would then be our man if we go down Or do we try and get some young bright talent from a premier league club Holloway has run out of ideas,you don't play defensive if you haven't got a lead to hold on to We don't score so no point being non attacking most of the time,we defend ok and have a good keeper but our strikers firing blanks puts more pressure on everyone Holloway has run out of excuses in my opinion And it's been a frustrating and miserable season so far
