Cardiff City’s midfield used to be neglected. Largely bypassed, their main function was to watch balls sail over their heads and charge. Not anymore though. In every respect.
Firstly, they’re seeing more of the ball than ever before. Against Blackburn at the weekend, Cardiff completed 462 passes, which was the third-highest total in the division. Their pass accuracy was 80% and they recorded 66% possession. Within the context of the paltry numbers that Cardiff used to rack up in these areas, a revolution is evidently taking place.
Cardiff are learning to love the ball again under Steve Morison and it’s long overdue. It won’t be a quick, easy process though, but it’s certainly a necessary one. Despite these improvements, Cardiff still lost and that is the area where they need to see significant improvement, very quickly.
