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Aliaksandr Hleb
Kick It As Far As You Can And Don’t Pass It To Anybody Nearby
I picked up on this piece out of Russia this morning and I thought I’d link it here as news is a bit scarce over the last day or two and it might be of interest to Blues fans.
Tags: Aliaksandr Hleb
Posted in Birmingham City, Players | 22 Comments »
Scouting for Blues
The Birmingham Mail reported yesterday that Birmingham City chief scout Paul Montgomery has been relieved of his duties. Whilst this hasn’t been confirmed by the club as of yet (probably due to severance being sorted), I thought it was worth looking at what this means to Blues.
Tags: Aliaksandr Hleb, Charles N'Zogbia, David Bentley, Jean Beausejour, Keith Fahey, Paul Montgomery
Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | No Comments »
Comings and Goings
One of the most frequent questions I get asked on twitter and on forums is what I think Blues will do transfer-wise this summer. There seems to be a fear online that Blues will not be competing this summer in the higher price brackets for players, due to not having the money; and that with a whole host of players out of contract come June 30 we’re really going to be struggling next year.
Tags: Alex McLeish, Aliaksandr Hleb, Carson Yeung, David Bentley, Nikola Zigic, Transfers
Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points, Transfers | 1 Comment »
The Fear
One thing that has been extensively argued on Birmingham City messageboards this season has been the dour football that the Blues have dished up on a regular basis for the fans. Whilst the team is high on work-rate, and on battling for points, it’s low on creativity and fashioning chances, let alone goals. The accusation is often levelled at Alex McLeish that he is too negative with his tactics, and too careful in the teams he sends out.
Tags: Alex McLeish, Aliaksandr Hleb, David Bentley, Peter Odemwingie, relegation, Tactics, Transfers
Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | 1 Comment »
Under Pressure
Tomorrow sees the visit of Wolves to St Andrews, in what can only be described in the classic football cliché of a “six-pointer”. With the end of the season now coming up fast, pressure is starting to bear down on Blues – even more so on Wolves – and tomorrow could be an absolute humdinger.
Tags: Alex McLeish, Aliaksandr Hleb, Cameron Jerome, Kevin Phillips, Lee Bowyer, Previews, Tactics
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Messageboard Messiahs
It’s a sad fact that players who are currently not in the Birmingham City team will be considered by many on the Blues Messageboards as the missing link within the team; the chosen one who will lead the team back to winning ways, and McLeish is only leaving them out because he’s an idiot. It doesn’t matter how poorly the player has played in previous games, or how well the player he would be replacing is playing, McLeish is wrong and the internet is right.
Tags: Alex McLeish, Aliaksandr Hleb, David Bentley, Tactics
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And Torres Still Hasn’t Scored
Here are my reflections on the Chelsea v Birmingham City game from last night. Please note that I watched this game on a dodgy internet feed rather than at the ground.
Tags: Aliaksandr Hleb, Cameron Jerome, Chelsea, Craig Gardner, Matt Derbyshire, Sebastian Larsson
Posted in Birmingham City, Reviews | 1 Comment »
Parking the Bus
Tomorrow sees the Blues travel to west London to play the re-arranged fixture against the Pensioners of Chelsea. For Chelsea, they must win this game to have any chance of retaining the league title; it’s not as vital for Birmingham but an upset would see them shoot up the table into the top half – such is the compactness of what has been a very tight division this year.
Tags: Aliaksandr Hleb, Barry Ferguson, Cameron Jerome, Chelsea, Tactics
Posted in Birmingham City, Previews | 2 Comments »
Piano Players and Piano Shifters
Despite a creditable draw yesterday at Ewood, one criticism I’ve seen levelled at Alex McLeish has been his reluctance to include more flair within the team. Whilst Martins, Bentley and Zigic all missed out with injury Hleb was available and on the bench, and many blues fans felt that as the second half drew on, we missed having a creative outlet massively.
Tags: Alex McLeish, Aliaksandr Hleb, Barry Ferguson
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The Left Side
It’s an important match for Birmingham City tomorrow in the race to beat the drop from the Premiership, against one of their rivals in the relegation fight Blackburn Rovers. Ewood Park has been a tough place for Blues to get points, with Blues not winning there since 1968, suffering five defeats in their last eight trips there. Defeat to Blackburn wouldn’t be the end of the world, but this is a game where Blues should be aiming to win to stay out of the drop zone and maybe force Blackburn into it.
Tags: Aliaksandr Hleb, Blackburn Rovers, David Bentley, David Murphy, Lee Bowyer, Martin Jiranek, Nikola Zigic, Obafemi Martins, Sebastian Larsson, Stephen Carr, Stuart Parnaby
Posted in Birmingham City, Previews | 1 Comment »
