Manager comments after Cardiff win derby

Last updated : 17 September 2023 By Michael Morris

Cardiff's Erol Bulut:

"The fans were great. From the first minute to the end of the game, they were supporting the team perfectly. I said to the team, 'we have to be ready, the fans are ready'. Today we were ready.

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"We showed our fighting spirit, before this game we created more chances and couldn't score - [on Saturday] we created less and scored twice and kept a clean sheet.

"Ollie Tanner is a good player. He will make mistakes, but I count on him. If he comes from the bench, he gives a better performance than if he starts in the first XI, we have a joke about it.

"I had already seen what he showed today [to keep him around]. One-v-one he is good, coming inside he has a good shot, he can dribble inside, but he's also good on his right foot and we train with him on it every week."

Swansea's Michael Duff:

"Their sub's come on and changed the game for them, it's a really good goal. The first goal was always going to be important for two teams struggling for confidence.

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"There's a lack of quality really, which is not unlike us. Every time we passed the ball forwards in the second half, we gave it away. We turned it over far too many times, couldn't build any momentum. Their subs changed the game, ours haven't.

"We never really looked like scoring in the second half. It's a concern, we've not won a game, you don't need to be a rocket scientist.

"One thing we should have - the players who are here are good footballers. The surprising thing is that it's the lack of quality with the ball that let us down."