Wales Online - Cardiff City setting their sights on new defensive target

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-fc-defender-michael-7634837

Really?

I would be amazed if we were still after another center back now. If we did bring anyone else in for that position then almost certainly somone ( Hudson, Turner or Connolly) would be on their way. Ole has already praised both Hudson and Connolly for their performances so far.

This looks like a bit of lazy journalism by Terry Phillips. The door closes on one target but there is every chance that door was closed anyway the moment we signed Morrison. Does Terry Phillips seriously think we are STILL after another CB at this stage?

Either Ole is confused by still looking for someone in that position or, more likely, Terry Phillips is in believing we are still looking elsewhere for a CB.

It is a tad lazy when there are no names mentioned, it looks more like an assumption than fact. But I do think OGS doesn't trust some of our longer serving defenders as being technically good enough and he clearly wants huge strength in depth, something that Fergie achieved at times at Man Yoo

Trying to figure out what position id strengthen now and I'm struggling. Maybe an attacking midfielder because Gunnarrson is a square peg in a round hole, or a 'proper' left winger to allow Whitts to remain central. Although I'm being very greedy either way.

Huge strength in depth would be one way of putting it. I think you CAN have too many players though making it all but impossible to keep them happy. The looming change if another CB is signed is obviouly Hudson. Not because i think he is not good enough for us this season but because a lot of people think that his main weakness (his lack of pace) is more important than what i see as his biggest assets (his experience and leadership).

There is no doubt before the season started that i wouldn't have worried about losing Connolly but i have to admit he deserves his place in the squad at the moment and probably in the starting line up too. Hudson deserves his place in the squad too in my opinion - and for the moment in the starting line up too. I think losing him from the club would be a waste and bringing someone else in to be 5th or 6th choice would be equally so.

Saw or read an interview with Ole in the past few days where he said that he's happy with the squad and thinks our business is done for this window.

TDA wrote:Saw or read an interview with Ole in the past few days where he said that he's happy with the squad and thinks our business is done for this window.

Me too. Which is why i found the article confusing.

Maybe Terry Phillips has better things to do than listen to what Ole is saying  

Or he's too used to Malky's constant stream of media bulls**t...

Red614 wrote:Trying to figure out what position id strengthen now and I'm struggling. Maybe an attacking midfielder because Gunnarrson is a square peg in a round hole, or a 'proper' left winger to allow Whitts to remain central. Although I'm being very greedy either way.

We don't need a left winger, as that's what Pilkington is. He's also very comfortable on the right wing or playing as an attacking midfielder. Nooney is also fairly interchangable. I don't believe we will bring anyone else in now as it seems we are sorted in all areas, but you can't tell if it's OGS throwing the media off the scent or not!

Slumdog's Son wrote:

Red614 wrote:Trying to figure out what position id strengthen now and I'm struggling. Maybe an attacking midfielder because Gunnarrson is a square peg in a round hole, or a 'proper' left winger to allow Whitts to remain central. Although I'm being very greedy either way.

We don't need a left winger, as that's what Pilkington is. He's also very comfortable on the right wing or playing as an attacking midfielder. Nooney is also fairly interchangable. I don't believe we will bring anyone else in now as it seems we are sorted in all areas, but you can't tell if it's OGS throwing the media off the scent or not!

Noone and Pilkington would presumably be the first team choices, I'm thinking more about the backup. Whitts and Daehli can both play wide but I'd rather see them both freed up to play centrally. But as I said, in well aware I'm being greedy

The only potentially weak area for us now is at LB, Fabio is a very inconsistent and I can see it biting us later in the season - John is still young too. It would be good to have someone with equal experience to Brayford on the left imo