{"id":302392,"date":"2023-12-14T11:23:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302392"},"modified":"2023-12-14T11:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:23:56","slug":"cardiff-defender-forced-off-against-birmingham-as-he-couldnt-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/cardiff-defender-forced-off-against-birmingham-as-he-couldnt-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff defender forced off against Birmingham as &apos;he couldn&apos;t see&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Cardiff City manager Erol Bulut reveals defender Perry Ng was forced off in the loss against Birmingham as &#8216;he couldn&#8217;t see&#8217; after going down twice in the first 13 minutes<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Perry Ng was withdrawn after 13 minutes during Cardiff&#8217;s 1-0 loss\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bluebirds defender complained of sight issues as he was subbed off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>On a packed train, how DO you ask a celebrity to move from a seat you have reserved? It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cardiff City manager Erol Bulut revealed Perry Ng was forced off against Birmingham because &#8216;he couldn&#8217;t see&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The defender went down twice in the first 13 minutes of the Bluebirds&#8217; 1-0 loss to Wayne Rooney&#8217;s side on Wednesday night, before being withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>On both occasions, Ng appeared to go without down without colliding with another player beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>After getting back to his feet for a second time, he walked to the sideline and pointed to his head before being replaced by Mahlon Romeo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He said he couldn&#8217;t see,&#8217; Bulut told reporters in his post-match press conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/10\/78954835-0-image-a-6_1702550043684.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cardiff defender Perry Ng was forced off in the loss against Birmingham as he &#8216;couldn&#8217;t see&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/10\/78954395-0-image-a-1_1702549607722.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erol Bulut revealed Ng complained of sight issues as he was replaced on Wednesday night<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know what it was and I hope it is not too serious but he just said he couldn&#8217;t see. I must speak to the medical staff.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Juninho Bacuna\u2019s goal on the stroke of half-time proved the difference as Birmingham ended a run of eight consecutive away defeats with a win at the Cardiff City Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Five of those losses had come since Rooney took charge at St Andrew\u2019s in October and the former Manchester United captain admitted he was relieved to end the dismal run.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019m delighted with the win. The performance was good but after the run we\u2019ve been on, it was all about winning,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/10\/78954421-0-image-a-2_1702549615971.jpg\" height=\"414\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Juninho Bacuna\u2019s goal proved the difference as Birmingham won 1-0 in Wales\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We dealt with Cardiff pretty well. Their set-piece is one of the best in the league and we struggled a bit with that, but in general I thought we limited them, especially in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The performance was nothing special but we controlled things, showed plenty of grit and showed real composure for the goal.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Victory sees Birmingham move up two spots to 16th in the table, while Cardiff slipped to 10th, three points adrift of a playoff spot.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>And Bulut conceded the manner of the defeat was a lot more worrying than the result, with the Bluebirds scoring just once in the past four games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s not just the loss but the way we lost that is most disappointing,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We did some good things in the first half but I don\u2019t think I want to talk about the second half. We played as individuals trying to do things but that never works, you have to be a team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s not enough what we have seen in the last two games, we have to show much more. 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