{"id":2567,"date":"2014-02-28T16:04:42","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T16:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=2567"},"modified":"2014-02-28T16:04:42","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T16:04:42","slug":"cardiff-city-ready-for-tottenham-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/02\/28\/cardiff-city-ready-for-tottenham-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff City set to take on battle-weary Tottenham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_2569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2569\" style=\"width: 614px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/8469189084_fac6fd68df_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2569 \" alt=\"Cardiff City are going through some dark times Photo: Jon Candy\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/8469189084_fac6fd68df_o-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2569 \" alt=\"Cardiff City are going through some dark times Photo: Jon Candy\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/8469189084_fac6fd68df_o-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Cardiff City are going through some dark times Photo: Jon Candy<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>CARDIFF City head to White Hart Lane this Sunday hoping to capitalise on Tottenham\u2019s fierce run of games.<\/strong><br \/>\nWith Tottenham\u2019s foray in the Europa League this week, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be hoping the extra rest will allow his team to dictate the pace to a tired Spurs side playing their second game in less than 72 hours.<br \/>\nSpurs beat Ukrainian side FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-1 in an emotional farewell for Jermaine Defoe at White Hart Lane yesterday.<br \/>\nThe North London team came from behind to progress to the next round of the European competition. Solskjaer is hoping this tough schedule will take its toll on Tim Sherwood\u2019s men.<br \/>\nHe said: \u201cI was at the game last night, high energy, they impressed me. They started really well with high energy, pressing, enthusiasm.<br \/>\n\u201cIt might be that they won\u2019t have that same energy again on Sunday. We are one of the fittest teams, all the stats show that we are one of the fittest teams in the Premier League.\u201d<br \/>\nBut Cardiff should expect no favours from Tottenham. They have been impressively consistent this season and it is only the dogged brilliance of the top four that has kept them from breaking into the Champions League places.<br \/>\nSolskjaer is still to get his reign at the Cardiff helm on a sound footing. Just four points since the Christmas period leaves Cardiff second-bottom.<br \/>\nWith the lower half of the table separated by just nine points, the Bluebirds\u2019 exit through the cellar door is far from determined. But the fight back must begin at Spurs or the doomsday predictions will be tough to ignore.<br \/>\nSolskjaer understands the need for his men to raise their form. \u201cYou have got to work at it and get a response from them (the players), and I\u2019ve got to say I have got a few answers this week,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nThe four-nil mauling at the hands of Hull City wasn\u2019t a fair reflection of a game in which Cardiff showed elements of fight and a desire to get the ball down and create chances.<br \/>\nBut as any relegation strugglers will know, the rub of the green goes missing during the season\u2019s most desperate moments.<br \/>\nWithout key man Gary Medel in midfield, the Bluebirds will need to look to the bench for inspiration on Sunday.\u00a0Solskjaer confirmed he will mix things up. \u201cThere will be changes because we have had a couple back from injury and suspension that we have been without for a while.<br \/>\n\u201cFor instance Craig Bellamy, of course he\u2019s important at times like this so he will be involved,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nBellamy will return against Tottenham following a three-match-ban for striking Jonathan de Guzman in the game against local rivals Swansea.\u00a0The Welsh striker sympathised with what City fans have had to endure.<br \/>\n\u201cIt has been a difficult period for us as a club over the last couple of years, there\u2019s no doubt about that.\u00a0The fans have had to go through a lot,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nSolskjaer has little choice but to go for it against Spurs on Sunday. If Cardiff slump to a third straight defeat the storm clouds will begin to gather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF City head to White Hart Lane this Sunday hoping to capitalise on Tottenham\u2019s fierce run of games. With Tottenham\u2019s foray in the Europa League this week, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be hoping the extra rest will allow his team to dictate the pace to a tired Spurs side playing their second game in less than 72 hours. Spurs beat Ukrainian side FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-1 in an emotional farewell for Jermaine Defoe at White Hart Lane yesterday. 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