Fri Apr 07, 2023 5:33 am
Danny Gabbidon: Cardiff cannot let Swans defeat affect them
Cardiff City legend Danny Gabbidon has warned Bluebirds players that the painful South Wales derby defeat by Swansea City last week cannot affect their survival bid.
The manner of the defeat, a 99th-minute winner from Ben Cabango, made the loss that much harder to take, of that there is no doubt. However, with eight games left and their Championship status on the line, Gabbidon says they cannot take the hangover of that result into the relegation six-pointer against Blackpool on Good Friday.
"From a Cardiff perspective, they cannot let this result affect them more than a loss against any other team now. Or it could be big trouble," Gabbidon said on BBC's EJFOF.
"We have been saying the last few weeks they are going to be OK, but it's a hammerblow to lose the game the way they did.
"The manager is going to be important now to motivate the players. He has got to motivate them off the back of this result now to make sure this doesn't carry on. They cannot afford to sulk about this result too much because they are in a perilous position.
"Blackpool away is huge."