'We were very aggressive': Barry-Murphy's Cardiff took destiny into own hands against Burnley
Cardiff sit fourth in League One after eight games under new manager Brian Barry-Murphy. Pic: Gary Oakley/PA Wire.
Cardiff's commitment towards the end of their Carabao Cup victory over Burnley on Tuesday night was met with approval from manager Brian Barry-Murphy. The Corkman's League One side defeated their Premier League opposition 2-1, progressing to the fourth round of the cup.
Joe Colwill gave Cardiff the lead on the half-hour mark. Ireland international Callum Robinson doubled it five minutes later. An error from Cardiff goalkeeper Nathan Trott was punished by a superb finish from Zian Flemming after 56 minutes but the Welsh side held out for the win at Turf Moor.
Cardiff have started the season well under Barry-Murphy. They sit fourth in League One though they did lose 3-1 at home to table toppers Bradford on Saturday.
“It means a lot to us to play the way we did,” Barry-Murphy told the Cardiff club website. “And to bounce back from what was undoubtedly a very disappointing day for us on Saturday.
“I think it means a lot in terms of how we want to play. When you play a team in the Premier League you have two choices: you either step back and hope for the best or try and take destiny into your own hands.
“We were very aggressive in how we played our game and the lads were on the front foot right from the first whistle. Even when we conceded the goal we tried to be as good in possession as possible to take the game away from Burnley, and I thought we were.
“Our pressing was really good tonight, probably better than it was on Saturday. Our defending of the box wasn’t good then so to see players of the calibre Burnley have brought on late is a testament to how we coped with that, and I liked a lot of what I saw from us at the end of the game.”
Cardiff travel to face 12th-placed Wigan this weekend.
“You have to show character in sport as in life,” Barry-Murphy continued. “And there would have been question marks in the players’ minds as there would have been in supporters’ minds.
“You saw the supporters today who had come on a Tuesday night to put in this length of a journey, and will probably do the same on Saturday, so we just wanted to reward that and give them a performance that they could enjoy.
“When you have a result like we did on Saturday it’s very disappointing in the moment, but the feeling of coming back to the pitch to put it right is always nice, and we’ll put everything into giving a performance even better than today’s on Saturday, which we believe we can.”
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