Manager views as Cardiff draw at Coventry

Last updated : 01 December 2024 By Michael Morris

Cardiff interim boss Omer Riza:

"Personally, I don't think it was a penalty. I've looked at it back, that's my opinion.

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"I'm not willing to really discuss the decision in respect to the referees, they've made their decision and I have to respect it.

"I don't look at the occasion in respect to whether Frank's got the job or whether their fans are going to be up for it or their players are going to have a bounce.

"I think they all knew about that anyway without me telling them - they're experienced players a lot of them - and for us it was about us doing our job and trying to get back on track, and I think we managed that quite well today.

"The first half was difficult, the second half I think we earned a lead and we could have come away with a win, but we got the point and I think we have to be semi-happy with that."

Coventry's Frank Lampard:

"There are some basics in football that have to be there, particularly in this Championship and the nature of it, which is first balls, second balls, fight, sprints and reactions.

"I think being tougher is something as a group we can be - that's not to say the lads aren't tough - in terms of our performance at the minute it's slightly off, I felt today, so there's lots to take on and work on.

"(I was) clearly disappointed in the set-piece, to get a free header and to score, but it can happen. It's not nice but it can happen.

"And then the second goal I was probably more disappointed to allow a shot and not get out to the shot and not block the shot at full pelt, full-bodied.

"But I don't want to be bordering on the side of negative because I'm pleased that we've got our point. I know what this league's like."