It's Miller Time: A look at the impact of Kenny Miller at Cardiff City

Miller was playing in a 4-4-2 formation, alongside Robert Earnshaw and things were simply not working out.

It isn't that they hadn't played together before, because they had, for Derby County during the 2007/08 season, with questionable success.

In 30 appearances Miller managed 4 goals, whilst Earnshaw, in 25 appearances managed only 2.

OK, so they were up against Premiership opposition, but 4 years later it's a bit much to expect them to be able to do any better at the age of 31 and 30 respectively.

Something had to be done. After all, Miller is a man who has scored 16 goals in 58 appearances for his country and is arguably one of the first names on the team sheet.

What were Scotland doing, that Cardiff weren't? What made him so integral to their set-up?

We can't underestimate the importance of not only being match fit, Miller didn't sign until late in July missing a lot of pre season training, but also how imperative it is to feel settled in a new location.

After playing catch up to the rest of his team mates, Miller is finally up to the required level of fitness and he recently spoke of his delight at his decision to move to Cardiff:

"My family are much happier in Cardiff than they ever were in Turkey. My wife is delighted with the way everybody is so friendly and welcoming.

"It's a fantastic place for kids. If I'm happy at home it will carry over into how I do on the pitch. Now there's a lot more to come from me and much, much more to come from the team."

In my opinion, the most telling factor is the formation he has now been deployed in.

For Scotland, they use him as the lone striker in a 4-5-1 formation, which Miller enjoys and the difference is obvious with goals he scores and Man of the Match accolades he collects.

Cardiff tried this formation against Blackpool away, which proved successful and so kept it against an in-form Southampton at home, a match where Miller scored a brace.

The formation has been utilised ever since and Miller has helped himself to a further two goals and won over any of the fans that previously doubted him.

Miller is clearly pleased with the new formation too: "People who don't understand think it's a defensive formation, but it opens up all sorts of options...We play a similar system at Cardiff as we do at Scotland."

With King Kenny happy off the pitch, fully match fit and being utilised in his favoured formation, it leads me to believe that there are exciting times ahead for Cardiff City this season.

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