By Gareth James
Erol Bulut has voiced his frustration with his Cardiff City players and told them to take responsibility for “the details” if they want to start winning.
The Bluebirds manager is still searching for his first victory in the job after three Championship matches following a 2-1 defeat at Leicester City.
Debutant Cesare Casadei came off the bench to score the late goal that secured Leicester the win that enabled the Foxes to celebrate four straight wins at the start of a season for the first time in the club’s history.
A superb strike from Aaron Ramsey – his first goal for the club in 12 years – looked like earning Cardiff a point after Wanya Marcal-Madivadua had fired Enzo Maresca’s hosts ahead.
But on-loan Chelsea midfielder Casadei had the last word to leave Cardiff, who saw defender Mahlon Romeo sent off deep into stoppage time, winless after two defeats and a draw under Bulut.
“What I have to say, and I have said it also before in Leeds, where we were leading at 90-plus, is that football is details,” said the Turkish boss.
“With details you win, with details you lose.
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“The second half from my team was great. How many chances do you need to create against Leicester to win the game?
“Today we could have made it 2-1 and maybe 3-1. We should have won the game but in the end we didn’t manage to score and we lost unluckily.
“These are the things we have to manage better. When we have the chances we have to take them.
“The ball falls in front of the Leicester player, shot, goal, just like Leeds. But these are the things we have to manage better. When we have the chances we have to finalise it.
“Also, the players must take personal responsibility. Sometimes you have to win. It’s not only luck.
“The first goal, from the corner kick, second ball and a great shot. I can’t really say anything about that.
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“But the second goal, they shouldn’t score. We have to be more focused and organised, communicate better and maybe push the opponent away from our goal. It’s easier to speak after the game about it.”
Referee Graham Scott denied the hosts a penalty on the half-hour mark when Romeo, having seen the ball pushed past him, shoulder-charged Mavididi.
A goal was coming and Marcal-Madivadua supplied it in sensational style in the 36th minute by lashing a high-velocity effort from 15 yards through a crowd of players after Cardiff had failed to clear a corner. It was a first senior goal for the 20-year-old from Portugal.
Alnwick had to make saves from Mavididi and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall soon after and those proved crucial as, out of nowhere, Ramsey launched a stoppage-time long-ranger into the top corner to level.
Ramsey was denied a second early in the second-half by a block by Jannik Vestergaard after Yakou Meite, on for Ugbo, had played him in. Mads Hermansen then saved from Joe Ralls in the aftermath.
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That roused Leicester and Alnwick had to make a good save to deny Callum Doyle, who went close with a deflected effort soon after.
Ramsey fired at Hermansen after the hour mark, however, before Cardiff substitute Karlan Grant found the side netting. Meite, sent through by Romeo, then sent a great chance to win it wide with nine minutes remaining.
Casadei made Cardiff pay in stoppage time with a winner. The substitute lashed home in the box after Dewsbury-Hall’s shot had been blocked by Jack Simpson and rebounded to Jamie Vardy.
Vardy went down seemingly fouled but referee Scott played on to allow the Italian to have the final word.
Scott then showed a second yellow to Romeo for barging Dewsbury-Hall over off the ball.
