Well, not a bad half, gave away a sloppy goal, but 2-1 up no to be sniffed at. Slater's having a good game again, he does have the knack of picking up good positions in the box. Roberts is dangerous, we have to try and keep him quiet.
Nah I'd have Ndala on for him to match the pace of Gray. Save Millar for the last 20. The mood Birmingham are in, it's asking for one of theirs to snap him in two.
Back to that brawl Jakirovic and McBurnie were booked, ex-City man Tom Huddlestone also booked for Blues. How their manager escaped I do not know.
Crooks for Akintola at half time, with Geldhard going on the right. Possibly Miller for Geldhart/Joseph on the hour if they get momentum back.
First half stats Goals: 1-2 Shots: 12-5 On target: 4-3 Off target: 2-2 Touches in the box: 16-6 Fouls: 4-8 Corners: 4-1 Possession: 67%-33%
Fkn strange old game this, was about to say our midfield has been poor this half then boom Slater gets one in on a swallow dive, still think we need to change it up, Akintola tried hard but he rarely does anything, Gelhardt is hit and miss and Amir is trying his best to hold the Fort, Slater has been doing his defensive duties but the out ball needs more care. Happy to be leading but not sure how the hell they still have 11 on the pitch after Stansfields tackle on Gelhardt, think the ref bottled it tbh, but nice to see we aint gonna be bullied by any fkr any more.
We’ve been second best, but as with most games recently, we look dangerous each time we go forward. Great header from Regan. Akintola’s garbage.
Great to get two goals, Would like to see us keep better possession out wide and give the defence some relief. Also think Gerhardt as not really got into the game and we need him more involved. Think we are going to be under a lot more pressure second half, let’s hope we can catch them out again.
You don’t think he can do 90 mins? He has just sat in front of back four and done it fairly well tbf.