Cardiff City’s pre-season is well underway as head coach Brian Barry-Murphy continues to imprint his style on the squad. Fans were encouraged by the faster pace and sharper passing compared to recent years—an area Barry-Murphy is clearly targeting. The midfield showed promise, with ball-playing players like Joel Colwill, Eli King, Rubin Colwill, Robertson, and returning Ryan Wintle all heavily involved.
00:00Cardiff City's pre-season is well underway as head coach Brian Barry Murphy continues to imprint his style on the squad.
00:08The Bluebirds recently played a behind-closed-doors friendly against National League North newcomers Mirth Town,
00:15marking Barry's first full match in charge.
00:19Cardiff claimed victory with Yusuf Salek, Tanushin Nuwaka and Luke Pearce also finding the net.
00:26While the level of opposition limits what can be drawn from the result, the match offered valuable insight into the players' development.
00:33Notably those with transfer speculation like Alex Robertson and Salek featured prominently, indicating the coach's desire to assess his entire squad closely.
00:45Fans were encouraged by the faster pace and sharper passing compared to recent years, an area Barry Murphy is clearly targeting.
00:52Ryan Wintle is also heavily involved and his return is particularly significant as Cardiff's recent departures of Joe Rawls and Ramsey and Calum O'Dowder.
01:03Ramsey made clear his belief that Cardiff can return to the championship and go even further in the future.
01:09Having previously featured under Errol Bullitt, Wintle looks set to provide leadership and experience this season after impressing the new coaching staff.
01:20Training footage highlights the high-intensity football Barry Murphy wants to implement, including his demand for quick ball recovery and sharp decision-making.
01:29I had a real deep belief in how to do that and I think that's probably the most important thing.
01:33I think for everybody on the outside, including Vincent, the objective is to get to the championship and be on as soon as possible.
01:39For me, it's about having the understanding for the players of this is how we do it.
01:42So that when it doesn't go as we expect, as we know football is quite unpredictable and we meet setbacks so things don't go away.
01:48We have a real reference point of who we want to be and a clear identity of what it looks like to see and play for Cardiff City.
01:54Cardiff's next pre-season fixtures in Spain include games against Southampton United.
02:01Injuries to Perriane G and Jack Almwyck mean they will miss the start of the season.
02:07But the focus remains firmly on building a competitive squad ready for the challenges of the Ligue 1 season.
