Gyepes needs to fight for his place

In the South Wales Echo this morning a frustrated Gabor Gyepes open is heart about the lack of first team football. The Hungarian international frustration lead him to have talks with manager Dave Jones about his situation, he as only played two games this season both in the Carling cup where it is traditional these days for manager to rest key players giving fringe players a run out.

He has not been able to break-up the partnership of Anthony Gerrard and Mark Hudson in the centre of the defence, and during a blip in form boss Dave Jones stuck with Gerard and Hudson. Gyepes dugout a strong partnership with the departed Roger Johnson after he saw off the challenge of Darren Purse last season and could have had the impression he would be the king pin of the defence this season, but was not to be. He told the paper, “I don’t know why I don’t play.
“Before the start of the season the British media wrote that I would have a sure place in the defence.
“Then the team lost many games, but my manager didn’t think of putting me in the team.
“I train hard, try to do my best, but it seems to be useless.”

His lack of club football as not affected his place within the Hungary international squad he was called up for both recent international breaks.

The story has lead to rumours of a bust-up between the player and his manager which he (Jones) has firmly denied. The Cardiff boss Dave Jones has told him it’s down to him to force his way back into the first-team. “Gabor came to see me the other day about all the stuff that was going around.
“Things like that I had fallen out with him and kicked him out of the team, but the truth of the matter is his wife went into labour Friday morning and he flew out to be with her Saturday morning.
“I talked to him. He knows he has to fight for his place like every player at this club. There’s been no falling out, he’s told me he wants to play, but he’s got to fight for his place it’s as simple as that.”