Following Wednesday’s pre-season friendly against QPR, Rubin Colwill spoke to Cardiff City TV.
Adding both an assist and a goal to his pre-season tally against the R’s, Rubin began by sharing his thoughts on his summer preparations for the season ahead:
“I’m really enjoying it,” began Rubin. “They’ve got me working really hard in tough sessions, and we’ve done well in these games as well.
“I got the ball on the half turn and saw Isaak making the run, the defender covered it up so I just cut inside and shot!”
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Reflecting on his experiences under the guidance of Head Coach Brian Barry-Murphy, Colwill continued:
“From the first day, Brian has demanded high intensity,” he explained. “The physical outputs need to be higher so we’ve been working really hard on that.
“The clarity of what he wants us to do is there, and we’re all getting into that good condition to get it right.
“I’m feeling really good. The intensity has gone up compared to what we’ve probably been used to from the last couple of years, so it’s been a bit of adaptation for us all, but I think we’ve all had the conditioning from training, we’ve adapted to it well. It’s come together nicely for us all, really.”
Notably linking up well with teammates Joel Bagan and Chris Willock on Wednesday afternoon, Rubin praised the efforts behind the coordination, with pre-season fixtures providing ample opportunities for the players to adapt to a new style of play.
“We’ve got that understanding of each other, when to run off each other and timing is key, really. We’re giving each other space and creating opportunities for each other, which is great.
“The positional understanding that we all share is making things easier for us as we play more together.”
Looking towards the weekend’s trip to face Notts County, Rubin concluded: “I felt like I was back in the U16 side today rocking up to play at a playing ground, so it’ll be nice to play in front of fans again on Saturday! It adds that extra bit of bite to a game, and that’s the special thing about football, so I can’t wait.”