Carl Curtis : What is the problem at Cardiff City ?

” WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AT CARDIFF CITY ? ”

Russell Slade has been officially in charge of Cardiff City as manager for sixteen games, the first eight games got us a decent return of sixteen points from a possible twenty four. The manager was talking about being in or around the play offs at Christmas time.

First Eight Games Under Slade – 16 points from a possible 24 :

Cardiff City 2 Nott’s Forest 1
Cardiff City 3 Ipswich Town 1
Millwall 1 Cardiff City 0
Cardiff City 3 Leeds United 1
Bolton 3 Cardiff City 0
Birmingham 0 Cardiff City 0
Cardiff City 2 Reading 1
Watford 0 Cardiff City 1

The following eight games which started at the beginning of December has seen Cardiff City gain a paltry five points from a possible twenty four. The manager has stated publicly about the lack of atmosphere and the impact the rebrand was having on the team because of the atmosphere. Players have been shipped out for various reasons, fitness levels have been cited as another reason for our failings.

Second Eight Games Under Slade – 5 points from a possible 24 :

Cardiff City 0 Rotherham 0
Bournemouth 5 Cardiff City 3
Cardiff City 2 Brentford 3
Charlton 1 Cardiff City 1
Cardiff City 2 Watford 4
Cardiff City 1 Fulham 0
Norwich City 3 Cardiff City 2
Middlesbrough 2 Cardiff City 1

What is the problem ?

The players we had in the first eight games, the fitness levels, the atmosphere and other matters didn’t seem to quite get in the way of us achieving a decent points return but the second eight have been nowhere near what the previous eight were, why?

Is it the players, the coaching, the tactics, the manager or something else ?

What do you think the answer is to why there is such a difference in results the longer the season is going on under Russell Slade?