Blake Urges Cardiff Owners to Observe Riza’s Football Style

Nathan Blake has stated that Cardiff City’s ownership ought to observe the football style currently employed by the Bluebirds under interim manager Omer Riza. Since Erol Bulut’s departure, Cardiff has accumulated 11 points across six Championship fixtures, netting 10 goals during this timeframe. Furthermore, under Riza, the team has achieved three consecutive clean sheets, including a recent goalless draw against West Bromwich Albion, a club vying for promotion. In contrast, under Bulut earlier this season, the team scored only once in six league matches and did not record any clean sheets. Blake, a former striker for Cardiff and Wales, believes that the Bluebirds should maintain their current trajectory, given the substantial improvement observed under Riza. “You do need some sort of consistency. When a manager gets a job permanently, it does change the mindset of players,” he stated during an interview with Call Rob. “I think they need that stability going forwards. You’ve got to take your hat off to him (Riza) , from where they were and how they were playing, they’ve totally changed around.” “I did the game against Portsmouth, and what I’d say to the ownership is that, going forwards, when people talk about the philosophy of Cardiff City and how they play, just watch what’s going on at the moment and you’ll understand.” “For me, he’s done a really good job in a difficult circumstance. ” “What Cardiff’s owners need to do is make sure they don’t try to start controlling things. ” “Just step out and let people who can do the job do their job well.”