Birmingham City (A) Match Thread

[eastendfox]

Should be over really and fancy we may concede again, so going to need to take our chances. 

[Daggers]

St Andrews is a joke. They should just pack it all up and try another sport entirely. Worst fans in the league. They’ve spent £20M renovating it - and it’s mostly empty. Woeful. 

[UniFox21]

Just now, eastendfox said:

Should be over really and fancy we may concede again, so going to need to take our chances. 

Our defence feels shaky again, especially from corners etc. 

 

[Vacamion]

Just now, AjcW said:

Bet the 3 of them are loving being trapped in a small room catching Deeney’s cold  

 

I thought Troy Deeney always sounded like that and it's just his Brummie accent.  

[Dahnsouff]

Some need to just watch tekkers videos and not games

[winteriscoming]

As well as we’ve played Birmingham remind me of Southampton earlier in the season. No one tracking any of the midfield runners. 

[StriderHiryu]

Patson should have scored, but you have to say that we've looked so much more lethal in the last 3 games, and he has been involved in all of those games.

 

I think it's because when he drops deep, when we play the incisive ball, he's so fast that it means the gaps between the offensive and defensive blocks are much larger, meaning that there's more space for us to exploit. In this division how do you stop a front 3 of Mavididi, Fatawu and Daka? You have to park the bus to prevent their pace being a weapon, but then you are chasing the ball for 90 minutes. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[Pita]

4 minutes ago, LVFox said:

A third kills this completely...Birmingham look terrible

Need a third badly as we can’t hold out the last few minutes of a game. 

[KP Fox]

3 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Imagine if we actually had a striker.

I am sorry but you are not seeing what Patson is doing early in our attacks. 

[Fox85]

1 minute ago, The Guvnor said:

Keep hoping that patson is going to find form and kick on and earn his place in the starting eleven, unfortunately it ain’t happening so far this evening.

So if he doesn't score in this game 2 goals and an assist in 3 games isn't finding form to you?

 

Jesus I'm surprised we haven't just ripped up Vardy and Ihanachos contracts up then

[trabuch]

1 minute ago, StriderHiryu said:

Patson should have scored, but you have to say that we've looked so much more lethal in the last 3 games, and he has been involved in all of those games.

 

I think it's because when he drops deep, when we play the incisive ball, he's so fast that it means the gaps between the offensive and defensive blocks are much larger, meaning that there's more space for us to exploit. In this division how do you stop a front 3 of Mavididi, Fatawu and Daka? You have to park the bus to prevent their pace being a weapon, but then you are chasing the ball for 90 minutes. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Exactly. 

[ronnup]

Kel would have had a few in this madness ,get him on 

[Sly]

1 minute ago, StriderHiryu said:

Patson should have scored, but you have to say that we've looked so much more lethal in the last 3 games, and he has been involved in all of those games.

 

I think it's because when he drops deep, when we play the incisive ball, he's so fast that it means the gaps between the offensive and defensive blocks are much larger, meaning that there's more space for us to exploit. In this division how do you stop a front 3 of Mavididi, Fatawu and Daka? You have to park the bus to prevent their pace being a weapon, but then you are chasing the ball for 90 minutes. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

This is spot on.

 

Daka is easily the most mobile of our forwards. Saying that, I’ve not seen enough of Cannon yet. 

[FrankieADZ]

like most the time this season, we have an issue with taking some of our chances,

[Sol thewall Bamba]

1 minute ago, KP Fox said:

I am sorry but you are not seeing what Patson is doing early in our attacks. 

What a finish from Patson!

Edited 18 December 2023 by Sol thewall Bamba

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Why are Sky's presenter and pundits crammed into the St Andrews broom cupboard?

[Bilo]

2 minutes ago, Daggers said:

St Andrews is a joke. They should just pack it all up and try another sport entirely. Worst fans in the league. They’ve spent £20M renovating it - and it’s mostly empty. Woeful. 

One of the two biggest clubs in the second city and are absolutely miles off Aston Villa in every respect. I can't think of many two club cities where there's such a gap.

[roblcfc84]

Do think Daka is still struggling to have any real impact. I know he’s a scored a couple but I’m still not convinced.
 

Everyone else playing really well.  

[Flappit]

Just now, ronnup said:

Kel would have had a few in this madness ,get him on 

He'd have slowed it down too mucb

[Izzy]

15 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

From a coaching point of view I am gushing so much tonight. To see Leicester play like this is a joy to behold. Only the finishing has let us down, and that's despite two great counter attacking goals. The control, the fluidity, the drifting between the spaces, the playing between the lines, the chance creation...

Read this and thought of 

 

[OadbyBlue]

2 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

Patson should have scored, but you have to say that we've looked so much more lethal in the last 3 games, and he has been involved in all of those games.

 

I think it's because when he drops deep, when we play the incisive ball, he's so fast that it means the gaps between the offensive and defensive blocks are much larger, meaning that there's more space for us to exploit. In this division how do you stop a front 3 of Mavididi, Fatawu and Daka? You have to park the bus to prevent their pace being a weapon, but then you are chasing the ball for 90 minutes. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Yep, his runs forward create so much space for us, even when the pass doesn’t end up going his way

[trugerkem]

We should be out of sight 

[The Doctor]

Just now, Bilo said:

One of the two biggest clubs in the second city and are absolutely miles off Aston Villa in every respect. I can't think of many two club cities where there's such a gap.

Glasgow if Brendan gets his way 

[StriderHiryu]

1 minute ago, filbertway said:

xG should probably be double that as well

 

Mad to think we were probably fortunate not to be 2 0 down.

 

Wonder if Rooney goes tight at the back or looks for more of the same.

 

At this stage its probably worth sticking with, sitting in and not trying to score is definitely worse than going for it and potentially shipping another 2 or 3. Well in my opinion anyway

 

 

 

 I think we are doing that to some extent... controlling the game, making them come to us, and then just hit them on the break. We should have wrapped it up as a result.

 

The thing with this super modern football that De Zerbi and now Maresca are playing is that all of your attacks look like counter-attacks... but you are still dominating the game with most of the possession. IF you can get your team to be good at the style it's really, really difficult to stop.

 

We still haven't reached halfway in this season yet. Give Enzo more transfer windows and back him with the players he wants, and give him the time to coach the style... the next few years should be really enjoyable. This kind of style when you get good at it can beat anyone. You can go away to teams like Liverpool or Man City and cause them serious problems, but still have the answer against deep blocks.

[Saxondale]

Pat Daka will score.