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The entire Cardiff City team of injured outfield players

Postby NIGELNIGLE » Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:21 pm

The entire Cardiff City team of injured outfield players and how it affects the drive for the Premier League
Bluebirds boss Neil Warnock coping with TEN injured players as he prepares for three more crunch games in eight days

The full team of Cardiff City outfielders struggling with injury right now


Wednesday 8th March 2018


Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock is having to cope with injuries to an entire team of outfield players as he plots the Bluebirds' path towards the Premier League.

Warnock's men have three more crunch matches looming in the space of eight days as the relentless week in, week out grind of the Championship continues.

And the magnitude of the job Warnock is doing as manager is demonstrated further by a look at the extraordinary injury list he is having to contend with.

Look at this for @CardiffCityFC side, all out injured,this team wouldn't do bad in this league,shows how good a job Warnock is doing,put Paterson in as he came off injured last night,let's hope we get some back soon.

It contains 10 outfield players who are having treatment and may not be available for selection against Birmingham on Saturday.

It's not a bad little line-up in its own right, we're sure you will agree. It may lack the stardust of a Kenneth Zohore or Junior Hoilett, but Warnock would probably have this 'Cardiff City Injured Team' alone pushing for the top six.

BACK FOUR

Jazz Richards, Sean Morrison, Lee Peltier and Armand Traore are all injured

Jazz Richards
The Wales international has had ankle problems this season. Played against Manchester City but hasn't been seen since.

Sean Morrison
Flare up of a groin injury meant he missed Barnsley and Bristol City. Warnock will hope to have him fit for Saturday, but it might be a patch-up job through necessity. A lack of midfield numbers mean Warnock may be forced to consider Sol Bamba further forward, so Morrison may have to return next to Bruno Manga.

Lee Peltier
Ankle problem and is not expected back for another month. Warnock likes his versatility as Peltier can play in either full-back position or the centre of defence.

Armand Traore
He looks a really talented player but a thigh strain is ruling him out of action and isn't likely to be fit until Burton at the end of the month.

MIDFIELD

Callum Paterson, Aron Gunnarsson and Joe Ralls make up a formidable midfield three in the injured team

Aron Gunnarsson
He has been a terrible miss, having not featured since limping off with an ankle problem in the 74th minute of a November 21 victory at Barnsley. Had surgery, but is back in training at last. Desperate to feature again and prove his fitness, so he can drive the Bluebirds into the top flight and lead Iceland into World Cup battle.

Joe Ralls
Warnock didn't explain the nature of his injury, but revealed his midfield kingpin is having a scan on Thursday. There are fears from Cardiff fans he could be absent for some time. We'll see.

Callum Paterson
Took a battering against Barnsley and went off because of a knee problem. Warnock is hoping he can feature against Birmingham. Cardiff need him and the goal threat he provides.

FRONT THREE

Jamie Ward, Gary Madine and Danny Ward are all injured right now

Jamie Ward
Hardly seen him since he came to Cardiff from Nottingham Forest. Picked up a groin injury early on his Bluebirds debut against Bolton. Due to play for under-23s on Thursday.

Gary Madine
Missed Barnsley game because of groin injury. Warnock hopeful he will be back for the weekend. Zohore appeared to be struggling in closing minutes of Tuesday night, so Warnock may want to freshen up the front-line... if, and it remains an if, Madine is fit.

Danny Ward
Out for the season with a knee ligament injury. A blow for Warnock, who was banking on 12 goals from Ward this season.

The current state of play at the top
Standings — English Football League - Championship

Pos. P W D L GD Pts
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 22 7 5 31 73
2 Cardiff City 35 21 7 7 24 70
3 Aston Villa 35 19 9 7 24 66
4 Fulham 36 18 11 7 24 65
5 Derby County 36 16 13 7 21 61
6 Middlesbrough 36 17 7 12 16 58
7 Bristol City 36 15 12 9 11 57
8 Preston North End 36 14 15 7 10 57

Warnock will be counting the walking wounded and desperately hoping to patch some of them up for games against Birmingham (Sat), Brentford away (Tues) and then the trip to Derby (Sun).

Then it will be the international break, with Warnock hoping the extra time will give him as close to a full squad as possible for the final eight match run-in.

That begins with a home clash with Burton on March 30 and includes humdinger of games against promotion rivals Wolves (home) and Aston Villa (away).

By scraping over the line against Barnsley, Cardiff closed the gap on table-toppers Wolves to just three points before the gold and blacks played Leeds away on Wednesday night. As recently as February 3, the gap between the two teams was 16 points. That represents a dramatic closure.

Villa, in third, stayed within four points of Cardiff by smashing Sunderland on Tuesday night, whilst Fulham continued their march by thrashing Sheffield United at Craven Cottage. Cardiff are on 70 points, Villa 66 and Fulham 65.

Derby, on 61 points, slipped back after only drawing at QPR.

What's next?
Horrific injury list or not, Warnock will be looking for his Bluebirds to continue their momentum by beating Birmingham on Saturday. Fulham go to Preston, where they could easily drop points, whilst something will have to give when Villa host Wolves at tea-time.

On Tuesday night Cardiff, Villa and Wolves play their games in hand on Fullham.

The Bluebirds go to Brentford, Villa host QPR and Wolves meet Reading at Molineux.

On Saturday, Fulham (home to QPR), Wolves (home to Burton) and Villa (at Bolton), will fully expect to win. That will put pressure upon Cardiff, who go to Derby for a much sterner challenge the following afternoon.

At that stage the sides will have played 38 matches apiece. The international break then kicks in, teams will regroup and prepare for the final run-in.

Conclusion

On the evidence of Tuesday night versus Barnsley, this could be a slugfest for Cardiff City in the remaining weeks of the season. Not too many frills, but any Warnock team will be up for that challenge.

Rightly or wrongly, expectations have been raised. Pound for pound, the Bluebirds should not be in the promotion shake-up. Their football is not overly-aesthetic, they don't have the creative quality of big-spenders like Wolves and Villa, or Fulham's panache and firepower.

But Cardiff are damn effective, punching above their weight under Warnock because of defensive excellence, organisation, resilience and a sheer will to win. Plus the odd moment of magic from Zohore or Hoilett.

Warnock will patch up the side for the next three games and hope, come the end of the international break, that he has as close to a fully-fit squad as possible.

It was always at this stage of the season, when injuries and suspensions bite, that Wolves and Villa would have the edge with the greater depth to their squads.

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Re: The entire Cardiff City team of injured outfield players

Postby langstoneBlue » Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:52 pm

I get these articles and the constant reminders that Cardiff are over achieving and don't have a great 'style' but I do find some on the tone a little patronising on the team Yes they are hard working but they are also quality footballers! Think they need a little more credit by now rather than just the constant they work hard and battle
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Re: The entire Cardiff City team of injured outfield players

Postby Pulisnewport » Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:47 pm

4 to 5 of those are back within 2 weeks.

Look on the positive side, these players are in and out and are proving their worth.
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Re: The entire Cardiff City team of injured outfield players

Postby Sloper Road » Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:53 pm

Even if we have 11 players out Although its more like 6,we have a squad of about 35 players less 2 goalkeepers about 33 players available before injuries so leaving 27 players to play. We could still have to starting 11,s !! . Warnock signed some players as he knew other players were out long term ,so we cant count them twice.
We miss Morrison, we will miss Ralls...not sure who else is a miss? Someone said we badly missed Gunnerson but i doubt we would have been in first place if had played all season.
I think our injuries are overstated due to the size of the squad. Middlesbourgh had a squad of 23!...
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