Joel Bagan aged 23 years old has seen so many different managers at Cardiff, it’s been tough:
Bagans now started in the last three games.
JOEL BAGAN:
"It is tough," he said of the managerial upheaval during his time with Cardiff.
"A new manager comes in and you don't know what they want from a player. Or you could be playing in a team and then a new manager can come in and wants something completely different, then you're not in the squad.
"That's part of football. As a player in the first team, you get used to it in a way. You just try and play your normal game and if it's not what the manager wants then you have to adapt.
"It's tough, but it's part of football. I made my debut with Neil Harris at 18, played a few games, had a loan with Notts County then came back and had a really good season. I think I played 30 games, then came back the following pre-season, hoped it would be the same but then we had two or three managers that season. It was a tough season, I think I only played three or four games.”
"Then I had the loan last year and now I'm back at Cardiff. Having that season where I played only three or four games made me realise it's not as straightforward as you think.“
"I came off that season where I played 30 games and then had the toughest year I've had in the first team. It shows you how quickly football can change."
A succession of Cardiff managers have sung Bagan's praises in recent seasons, but have always wanted him to show more aggression in order for him to make the grade at Championship level.
Going out on loan last season and feeling like a crucial part of the squad afforded him the opportunity to learn how to implement that aggression in his game and that, he believes, was the biggest benefit of his loan stint.
"I've spoken to managers before and it's difficult, you know? I don't want to go into training and start smashing my team-mates!" he said.
“Being given a run of games under Riza has made believe again.”
"When you're not playing games or in the squad, you don't feel as part of it as what you do when you're playing every week. That's an important part of it. Feeling part of the team."
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