City’s U21s are back in action on Friday night against Coventry City in the PDL.
The game will kick off at 7pm at Cardiff International Sports Campus and will be live on Cardiff City TV.
PRE-MATCH | DARREN PURSE
Ahead of the contest, U21 head coach Darren Purse said: “We’ll approach Coventry, and hopefully we can have a similar sort of performance [as Tuesday’s] and a positive result, it’ll be a good week for us.
“It’s tough for the boys, playing Tuesday, Friday and Monday, but that’s part and parcel of being a professional footballer. You have to run with the games when they come and we're looking forward to hopefully some more positive results from it.”
PRE-MATCH | DAN OLA
Striker Dan Ola added: “I think the win against Brentford helped our confidence because we’ve lost the last three games on the bounce. The win has helped us in training and the preparation towards Friday’s game, even around the changing room, it will be a lot more positive and we’ll just do the same things we usually do, prepare well, and I think we can beat them.
“We can’t dwell on the losses. They did have a bit of a knockback in the changing room because no one likes losing but we've had meetings, we’ve all spoken as a team, and we’ve learned from it.
"There will be no good dwelling on it. It will be good to have a positive mindset going into the next game.
“We treat every game as a tough game. It doesn’t matter where they are in the league. They’ll be a challenge but I think we can overcome their threats and we’ll punish them on the counter-attack.
"Nobody wants to be on the bench but it has built my character quite a lot, especially after my injury. I’m not just going to get back put back in, I have to fight for it. The players ahead of me are doing well at the moment so that’s giving me more of a push to improve and get into the team.”
LAST TIME OUT
City’s U21s picked up their first win of the new year on Tuesday afternoon, beating Brentford 4-0 at Cardiff International Sports Campus.
The first highlight came just five minutes in, when Brentford goalkeeper Reginald Rose was shown a straight red card for a foul on Luke Pearce. With no goalkeeper on the bench, defender Maxwell McKnight took on the role.
City dominated possession but couldn't find a way past the makeshift keeper. That was until the 41st minute, when Pearce headed home from Caden Voice's cross. Before the break, the lead was doubled, with Jake Davies' strike taking a wicked deflection on its way into the back of the net.
The Bluebirds' dominance continued into the second half with the third goal coming shortly after the hour mark. Charlie O'Brien's cross was flicked on by Pearce into the path of Mannie Barton, who nodded home at the far post.
The scoring spree continued eleven minutes from time as Dan Ola fired the ball into the roof of the net, as Darren Purse's side picked up all three points.
TICKET INFORMATION
Entry for the match at Cardiff International Sports Campus will be free for all supporters.
REACHING THE GROUND
Supporters planning on attending should use the following address:
Cardiff International Sports Campus, Leckwith Rd, Cardiff, CF11 8AZ.
The ground is located an 11-minute walk away from Ninian Park Station and a 32-minute walk from Cardiff Central Station.