Chris Davies ticks Knighthead box as Birmingham City tactic pays off big style

Birmingham City defeated Swindon Town 2-1 to go to the Vertu Trophy quarterfinals and continue their run towards Wembley. At the County Ground, Harry Smith of Swindon unintentionally scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute, 14 minutes after the substitution had neutralized Ayumu Yokoyama’s opening goal.Without several important players, the win was finalized, extending the Blues’ winning streak to 13 games across all competitions. The Blues are currently two games away from a rendezvous beneath the arch and in the final eight of the Vertu Trophy.

It is a habit to win.

Even though the Blues didn’t play freely against Swindon and sometimes left us wanting more, they still have the capacity to produce wins.In his 33 games as manager, Chris Davies has guided the Blues to victory 24 times, giving him a 72 percent win percentage. The Blues have scored late in games, which is another helpful pattern, and 13 of those wins have come by the odd goal. This season, the Blues have scored 12 goals in the 79th minute or later. Knighthead wanted a winning culture, and Davies has created a winning machine of a team. They manage to find a way every time.

A goal just off the field of practice

These players receive next-level detail from Davies and his coaching staff. The Blues have been using a near-post corner strategy in recent games, and Alex Cochrane mastered the delivery on Tuesday when it counted. Blues had enough bodies flinging themselves at the ball to cause chaos in Swindon’s six-yard box as Cochrane sent an inswinger into the danger zone.

Davies stated, “That was the plan from that side tonight, but we have tried a lot of near post corners recently.” “What was good about it was that Alex went to talk to Jukey and Lyndon about the delivery and the timing of the movements for a brief period of time before the corner. I appreciated their poise and focus in carrying it out.We crashed in at the near post, but I believe it was ultimately an own goal. On the other hand, we used short corners a little more creatively, but I’m still thrilled that we got a set piece winner.

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