Omer Riza Admits Sinking Cardiff City Have Gone Back To The Drawin

Omer Riza Admits Sinking Cardiff City Have Gone Back To The Drawin

Omer Riza, the manager of Cardiff City, criticised his players for their poor start in the 3-2 loss to Oxford United, a relegation opponent.

Riza remarked, “You cannot afford to make the same mistakes we did or not demonstrate the urgency with which we needed to shut down.”

For the opening goal, there were crucial mistakes in two crucial areas: dropping the ball and failing to follow runners. Giving away a goal like that was disheartening because, before to that, the game was pretty well over.

He had too much time and room to intervene in their third goal, which was a disappointing second goal from a corner; you have to get near to stop shots.

Before you knew it, we were behind 3-0.

“We got two goals towards the end thanks to the personnel changes, but it’s too late.

There are still a lot of games left in the season, and we need to win our next match against Watford in order to keep the 60 points we need.

“We need a win, a win can change everything, but we’re finding it hard to get at the moment. It’s back to the drawing board.”

Gary Rowett, Oxford’s new manager, was thrilled with Przemyslaw Placheta’s outstanding third goal in the team’s 3-2 victory over Cardiff, which gave him a winning start.

Towards the conclusion of the first half, Mark Harris gave United the lead. Eight minutes after the restart, center-half Ciaran Brown added a second goal from a corner, and four minutes later, winger Placheta successfully completed the three points with an incredible effort into the top corner from 25 yards out.

Alternatives Callum Robinson and Cian Ashford gave Cardiff two late consolation goals, but it was too late.

“Przemy’s is a fantastic strike, a goal worthy of winning any game,” Rowett stated.

Gaining a 3-0 lead is fantastic, but naturally you don’t want to let the opposition regain the lead.

“However, winning the game is the most significant thing that I take away from it. You want to look for several strategies to win the game when you’re in this situation.

“In the first game, you’re looking for little bits, you’re never going to have the complete performance – little bits of energy, little bits of a spark or things you can build on or positives and there were quite a few positives,” Rowett, who replaced the fired Des Buckingham as manager of Kassam Stadium, continued.

At times, Cardiff shifted us about and presented us with a lot of challenges.

After we calmed down, I felt that we occasionally moved the ball brilliantly and scored goals at strategic moments.

“Mark Harris puts in a lot of work for a number nine, so I’m really, very happy for him on the one right before halftime.

“I’ve watched him work so hard in games; all you want is to score a goal to make it all worthwhile, and he did just that.” Przemy played well; he was intelligent today.

“You want them to build on that in the second half, and we scored two excellent goals—one from a set-piece and another from Przemy, who scored a fantastic goal.”

“Getting that first victory is always nice.”

Goalie Jamie Cumming saved Yakou Meite’s follow-up attempt at his near post after Chris Willcock’s right-footed shot from the edge of the box rebounded off a defender and looped over him but came back off the bar.

Harris had a challenging shooting opportunity 20 yards away after Tyler Goodrham’s incredible flicked pass, but it wasn’t one of his greatest attempts, as he went out for a throw-in.

Until City manufactured an opportunity out of nothing when former Oxford winger Callum O’Dowda headed across the goal and Rubin Colwill crossed from the right, the match remained scrappy.

However, the first goal was scored by Wales international Harris, who scored his first goal since August in the 41st minute after converting Placheta’s low square pass from five yards out.

Brown doubled the lead eight minutes into the second half with a forceful downward header from Goodrham’s corner.

After four minutes, Polish attacker Placheta scored what was unquestionably the best goal of the match. He cut in from the right and then unleashed a spectacular left-footed drive into the top corner, and keeper Jak Alnwick was powerless to stop it.

The game appeared closer than it actually was when Ashford got one back eight minutes from time and Robinson smashed a hard shot into the net in a packed goalmouth in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

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