Barry-Murphy Warns Against Hype After Cardiff’s Teen Double Debut

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Brian Barry-Murphy says he’s excited by the level of young talent emerging at Cardiff City but admits he’s wary of “creating a bandwagon” of hype around some of his rising stars.   On what was otherwise a disappointing night in the defeat to Newport County, 16-year-old Rob Tankiewicz briefly became the youngest player ever to feature for the Bluebirds. His record, however, lasted just over an hour before 15-year-old Axel Donczew replaced him from the bench — becoming the club’s youngest-ever player and sparking fresh excitement among supporters.

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00:00Brian Barry Murphy says he's excited by the level of young talent emerging at Cardiff City

00:07but admits he's wary of creating a bandwagon of hype around some of his rising stars.

00:13On what was otherwise a disappointing night in the defeat to Newport County,

00:1816-year-old Rob Takowitz briefly became the youngest player ever to feature for the Bluebirds.

00:24His record, however, lasted just over an hour before 15-year-old Axel Donksu replaced him from the bench,

00:31becoming the club's youngest ever player and sparking fresh excitement among supporters.

00:38Despite the buzz surrounding their debuts, many Cardiff fans left the stadium frustrated

00:43after watching their side fall 1-0 to a struggling Newport side who'd won only once in their opening 11 league games.

00:51I think Newport deserved the win and Brian Murphy admitted they needed the win for their own reasons

00:57but from our point of view, it was great to see Rob make his debut

01:01and for Axel to come on and show what we've been seeing in training at such a young age.

01:09I think I've expressed my gratitude for being here.

01:11I think there was then a sense of me getting to have a feel or an instinctive understanding

01:16that that passion was going to be shared at podium level,

01:18to do something special and to really let these young players at the club grow alongside

01:21the likes of Alex Robertson or the more experienced players that we've referenced.

01:25At no stage of the process did I get any sense that that passion wasn't shared

01:29and it was a real motivation and hunger to take Cardiff back to where they've come from and beyond

01:35and that was probably the most significant thing for me.

01:37Barry Murphy believes nurturing that potential is about balance,

01:42giving young players exposure without overwhelming them.

01:45I'm genuinely not trying to get the hype of the bandwagon going.

01:49He added, Axel is someone that when needed will use for sure.

01:54He's shown he can train and play at this level.

01:56While Cardiff's defeat was a setback,

02:00the emergence of Tankovic and Dongsu offers a glimpse into the exciting future

02:05that Barry Murphy envisions.

02:07One built on youth opportunity and patience as the Bluebirds continue their League One campaign.

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