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Neil Warnocks key talking points
There were plenty of interesting points discussed at Neil Warnock’s press conference, most notably:
His comments on the failed Tammy Abraham loan deal from Chelsea
His comments on Tomlin and Pilkington not wanting to play for other clubs
That hint over whether Cardiff could land Wales sensation Ethan Ampadu on loan
The latest on injuries to Aron Gunnarsson and Josh Murphy
Warnock’s thoughts on the Bluebirds’ current striker situation, especially Bobby Reid and Danny Ward
How Cardiff can cause problems for Maurizio Sarri’s team this weekend
3,000 Cardiff City fans are making the trip to Stamford Bridge
Warnock on his best strike force right now
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“The best strike force is Danny Ward and Bobby Reid at the moment."
“They’ve been improving in training and they’re relishing it. They’ve both stepped up and with Danny it’s been like having a new player with the amount of time he’s been injured."
“Everything’s changing for him. Who would have thought 18 months ago at Rotherham that we’d be scoring and managing against Arsenal."
“And now we’ve got Bobby in the right position, it’s great for him.”
Nei Warnock on injuries
NEIL WARNOCK:
“I’m not aware of anything untoward."
“Murphy is training but whether he’ll be involved on Saturday, I’m not sure.
“He wants to be but with Mendez-Laing out for a long time we’ll have to be careful.”
It is good news for the Bluebirds on the injury front too with both Josh Murphy and Aron Gunnarsson back preparing with the first team squad.
“Josh Murphy is training but I'm not sure whether he’ll be involved. He wants to be but we have to be careful with Nathaniel Mendez-Laing out.
“We haven’t got to rush Aron back. He could be involved at the weekend if I wanted him to, but I’m not sure I want him to.
“We’ve got to build that knee up.”
Neil Warnock on training ground disputes / Two Cardiff players fighting
“I had two players trying to kill themselves the other day!"
“I’m sure there’s lessons to be learned for everyone. Roy is Roy and when I got the sack at Sheffield United the only guy that spoke to me was Roy Keane."
“I thought that was a bit of class. I’m sure Roy will deal with this situation in the cold light of day.”
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Warnock on Sarri
“He’s like a breath of fresh air. It’s obvious they’re going on the front foot and they’re enjoying it."
“They’re on top so much of the time that other teams don’t get a chance. I wish I had his players!”
Warnock on Eden Hazard
“I said to Gunnars ‘why didn’t you get the other lads to kick him!’ it would have been so much easier."
“My favourite player is David Silva but Hazard excites me. I would pay to watch him. He epitomises everything about the game."
“I think he’s got everything in his locker. I don’t think we’ll get near him but we’ll do the best we can!”
Neil Warnock on Chelsea
“Sometimes you can say you’re gonna go for it, but you’ve got 10 men behind the ball."
“The top sides always have a lot of possession so we’re gonna be under the cosh for a long time, but we’ve got to find a remedy and we’ve earned the right to play the Chelseas of this world.
“We’ve been working on how to score goals. But it’s not going to be Chelsea or Man City that define our season.
“But I don’t want to go there and not have a shot on target, we’ve got to have players at their best abilities to give them a game.”
NEIL WARNOCK:
Is the lack of win a concern?
“You’ll probably have to keep asking me that, looking at the fixtures!”
Warnock on Joe Ralls
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“The only thing he’s been doing is taking free kicks for the last two weeks!"
“But the other two lads who have come in have really helped him. We’ve improved that department and Joe is relishing it."
“I wasn’t sure he can do the anchor role but he’s fitted in and revelled in it.”
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