Head coach Brian Barry-Murphy says midfielder Joel Colwill is "in my face every single day" on the training pitch to show his "hunger" to play for Cardiff City. Colwill has had a breakthrough season at his boyhood club, with his form for the League One leaders seeing him land a first Wales cap. Colwill, 21, also started the defeat against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup in mid-December, but his league appearances have been limited recently.
Head coach Brian Barry-Murphy says midfielder Joel Colwill is "in my face every single day" on the training pitch to show his "hunger" to play for Cardiff City.
Colwill has had a breakthrough season at his boyhood club, with his form for the League One leaders seeing him land a first Wales cap.
He has started 12 league games and come off the bench on 10 further occasions but his most recent league start came in the win at Stevenage in early December,
Colwill, 21, also started the defeat against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup in mid-December, but his league appearances have been limited recently.
Alex Robertson and Ryan Wintle have occupied Cardiff's central midfield positions over the Christmas period and into the new year, while Omari Kellyman's continued improvement has earned him league starts in the number 10 position.
Kellyman is an injury doubt for Saturday's trip to Bradford City after a groin injury forced him off the field in last weekend's 1-1 draw at Leyton Orient.
"He hasn't had the minutes in recent weeks that he would have wanted or that I would have wanted to give him based on how well he's done," said Barry-Murphy of Colwill.
"I just think over the course of the season he's going to be a huge player for us and he's going to have a huge impact.
"If you look back to pre-season he probably wouldn't have expected to play all the games he did at the start of the season and then once he's done that he wants more."
Colwill made his Cardiff debut back in 2023 but spent last season on loan at Cheltenham and then Exeter.
He has established himself at the Cardiff City Stadium this term, making 27 appearances in all competitions so far.
"I just ask him to understand in this moment that as long as he keeps doing what he's doing, his turn will come and then he's going to have a huge part to play in what would be a great season for him," Barry-Murphy added.
"But he's impatient, you know, which is part of who he is."
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