Players back Robson to lead Lane revival

With Cardiff City at Bramall Lane tonight in a Chamionship clash, support from players for boss Bryan Robson is loud and clear.

Midfielder Stephen Quinn said: "I think that it is ridiculous to call for the manager's head at this early stage. He's still trying to find his feet and trying to find his best 11.

"It's silly saying things like that. We'll get things right."

Robson's own reaction is cool.

He said: "Of course there's dissatisfaction and there should be. We're dissatisfied with the results. It's frustrating. You're always going to have scrappy performances if you give goals away like we do.

"You expect the fans to be frustrated. We're expecting to be at the top of the league and we're not. We're closer to the bottom of the league.

"You are always under pressure in this game to get a win."

United pair Nick Montgomery and Gary Naysmith are fitness doubts ahead of tonight's game, while Robson was critical of the performance on Saturday against Southampton which ended in a 2-1 defeat.

He said: "We keep shooting ourselves in the foot. We get off to a really good start, we're playing well, we get a goal and you're thinking we'll continue where we left off against Morecambe, but we keep giving away bad goals.

"We did it again at the weekend. As soon as we rectify that we'll be okay.

"All the lads can do is go out on the training pitch and try to put things right."

He added: "Where we've fallen down this season is at a lot of set-plays.

"People have just put the ball in the box and we've conceded a lot of goals. That's either because of good play from the opposition or it's bad defending. That's what we've got to put right."

Cardiff come with the most experienced strikeforce in the Championship. Robbie Fowler and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink spearhead their goal threat and both have vast experience of the Premier League.

"Cardiff are favourites to be in the top six," Robson reckoned. Fowler and Hasselbaink are top players towards the ends of their careers but they've still got a lot of knowledge of how to help the squad.

"We're going to have to be right on our toes but I think we can cause Cardiff a lot of problems going the other way."

Quinn added: "Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has got on the scoresheet in the last few games for Cardiff and I think we're going to have a tough game ahead of us. Not a lot has gone right for us. I'm sure the lads are working hard. Hopefully, we can change things around starting tonight.

"We seem to get off to a good start in games and once we concede a goal I think the lads' heads drop. We just need to correct that."

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