Perhaps the main difference pertaining to Cardiff City's squad this season is the depth they now boast in each position.
While last year it was a positive to celebrate the clutch of academy kids coming through the system, it became clear the reliance upon them was unsustainable in such an uncompromising division.
Take someone like Ollie Tanner, for example. If he had been with the Bluebirds last term, he might have been forced into the starting XI early on and the onus and pressure would have been placed squarely on his shoulders. Now, though, that isn't the case. He, like Rubin Colwill, will have to bide his time as Callum O'Dowda, Sheyi Ojo, Jaden Philogene and Gavin Whyte provide some seriously stern competition for those positions.
