Why Birmingham City: Chris Davies takes blame for Alfie May form

Birmingham City: Chris Davies takes blame for Alfie May form

 

Birmingham City boss Chris Davies has taken some of the blame for Alfie May’s poor form of late and promised to give him more game time in his natural position.

 

Birmingham acquiring last season’s League One top goalscorer in the summer from Charlton Athletic for £775,000 was the first of the many statements of intent by the Blues.

 

May had gone from strength to strength over recent seasons in the third tier, and was now expected to be the centre-piece of a promotion-challenging side.

 

His main man moniker was eventually reduced when City signed Scottish international Lyndon Dykes from Queens Park Rangers and then Jay Stansfield on Deadline Day for £15 million from Fulham.

 

The sheer number of centre-forward options at the manager’s disposal left him with some tricky issues, but ones you’d love to have as a boss. Not all of them could play at once, and, for the most part, it’s been May that has had to accommodate the others, often playing as a number 10 alongside Stansfield when the two have featured up front together.

 

Chris Davies admits fault for Alfie May’s drop in form

May hasn’t scored in the league since 1st October, and his boss has taken some of the blame for his dip in performance in front of goal.

 

Davies said, via Birmingham Live: “Alfie has done great since he’s come in and if you look at his numbers overall, they have been positive. He’s a nine, that’s his position, but I’ve played him as a 10, playing off Jay, because Jay has come in and made a real impact.

 

“Alfie has had to play that role because he’s good enough to do it, he can link the play, he’s intelligent. He can do that role but it’s not his best position.

 

“It’s ultimately something he’s adapted to really well but it means he’s not the nine on the last line getting the same goal return, but he’s contributed to some big performances.”

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