Riza relief. Post match Millwall comment

Last updated : 03 October 2024 By Michael Morris

Cardiff interim manager Omer Riza:

"I think relief [is the overriding emotion]. When you haven't won a game in seven, it's frustrating, it's disappointing for the fans, the club, players, staff.

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"To get that win today against a team that is so hard play against, whether they’re home or away, they’re always aggressive and we had to match that.

“The players stepped up defensively, we fought them for the whole game. We had to deal with a lot of problems, we had to clean up, we managed to get that goal and then held on for the win. So, overall, I'm really happy.

“Attacking wise, I think we got bodies forward again and got in good positions. It was more about being defensively robust. We had to be that today and we were, and we managed to get the result that we wanted.”

Millwall manager Neil Harris:

"I thought we massively helped Cardiff. That was our worst league performance of the season, without a shadow of a doubt.

"Stats don't lie that Cardiff have been the lowest scoring team and worst performing team in the division. Individually and collectively, we were poor.

"You can't give poor goals away. A Neil Harris team and a Millwall team can't get sucker-punched on set-plays. That gave Cardiff confidence and belief and we just didn't react accordingly."