Riza targets 'eight finals' after Blackburn win
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Manager Omer Riza says Cardiff City will approach their last eight games of the Championship season like cup finals as they fight to avoid relegation.
Saturday's 2-1 win at Blackburn Rovers was only the Bluebirds' second away win of the season and ended a three-match losing run.
Cardiff remain deep in trouble in 21st place and just one point above the bottom three, but victory at Ewood Park eased the pressure that was mounting on Riza.
"It was a much-needed win. The mentality and approach now is about getting the job done," Riza told BBC Sport Wales.
"To a man, the boys did that and we got the result we deserved.
"Coming off the back of the Luton defeat [last Tuesday], we said we had nine finals. One down, eight to go."
The Championship now takes a break for the international window, with Cardiff returning to league action on Saturday, 29 March with a home game against Sheffield Wednesday.