“If they go on a run where they lose two or three, they can get dragged into the bottom three and then it really becomes a dog fight.”
DAVID Giles gave his thoughts on Cardiff City’s season as the Championship reached the halfway mark.
After 24 games played, Cardiff City sit 20th in the Championship and only six wins from those matches.
“They need to stop conceding silly goals which they’re doing a lot lately and they’re not scoring many.
“Kieffer Moore had more than 20 goals last season, he’s got five this season.
“He has had a few injuries and he hasn’t found the target.
“The young players have chipped in, Colwill has scored a few and Collins who they signed from Luton got a couple of goals.”
Moore remains Cardiff’s top scorer, but Aden Flint, who plays centre-back, and Ruben Colwill are joint 2nd for the most league goals at the club with four each.
“When you’re in this position there’s only one way out, they’ve got to roll their sleeves up and fight for every loose ball and fight for everything.
“Their attitudes have to change, and they have to start winning their personal battles.”
With the lack of goals in the team, Giles believes that the main targets Cardiff should be looking for in January are a striker and a creative midfielder.
Giles worries that the board won’t give Steve Morrison the funds he needs to bring in such players as he isn’t yet on a long-term contact at the club.
“We definitely need a creative midfielder player that can score a couple of goals.
“That’s something we haven’t had for a number of years, going back to the Peter Whittingham days and Graham Kavanagh before him.”
“It would be great if one of the lads in the squad could find their scoring boots but I cant see it happening.”
With the likes of Josh Murphey on loan at Preston North End, Ryan Wintle and Max Watters all able to come back from loan clubs, Giles worries if they would be enough.
“Hopefully they can make an impact, but they were let go in the first place because they weren’t playing well enough to get into the first team”
Another gap in the squad to fill is that of left wing-back Ryan Giles, who returned to parent club Wolves earlier in the transfer window.
Cardiff City’s manager, Steve Morrison, has also said he is hopeful of making a transfer breakthrough this week after knocking Preston North End out of the FA Cup.
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