Birmingham City have found a partnership they have waited more than 10 years for

Birmingham City have found a partnership they have waited more than 10 years for.

Under Chris Davies, Tomoki Iwata and Paik Seung-ho have made an impact in Birmingham City’s midfield.

Over the years, Birmingham City has been fortunate to have a number of reliable midfield players. Despite their

unattractive appearances, Messrs. Kieftenbeld, Gleeson, Davis, and Sunjic all had a role to play on Blues teams.

The team is currently working to improve both on and off the pitch, and new manager Chris Davies has his sights set on a midfield player of a totally different kind. “I’m particularly interested in central midfielders because that’s the

position I played and it’s the most complex, both in terms of body orientation and decision-making,” Davies stated in

an interview with the Coaches’ Voice prior to his arrival in Birmingham. You must have the ability to connect and handle pressure from all directions.

Mobility, game intelligence, and technique are considered fundamental talents based on the criteria that Davies has

established. While it has been a while, Tomoki Iwata and Paik Seung-ho are two Blues players who unquestionably fit all three criteria.

Has the engine room of a Blues club outside of the Premier League ever possessed such quality, really? It could be worthwhile to argue that.

The 27-year-olds Paik and Iwata have altered our perceptions of what a Birmingham City midfielder should look like

in 180 minutes of play. The accuracy of their passing—88 percent completion for Paik and 89 percent for Iwata—is

something Blues supporters were previously unable to celebrate. Those who witnessed Cheikh Ndoye use very little

force to beam the ball into the Main Stand.

Both are mobile and well-built. Halfway through the second half on Saturday, Iwata dismissed two Rotherham players and moved into their defensive third. It was a simple yet spectacular move.

Perhaps their greatest skill—and the one that most effectively demonstrates their intelligence—is their ability to be adaptable. Even though it would seem that Iwata would take on more defensive duties and Paik would be given more freedom, they really share the work and cover the gaps quite effectively.

In the past two games, Iwata has made headlines with two well-placed goals, and Paik has discreetly shielded the Blues’ centre backs. Iwata appears to be playing below his potential, given that he has only scored one goal in 32 league appearances for Celtic, and two in his last two outings for Blues.

Paik was also exempt from having to commit to a League One season. By doing this, he has hurt his chances of being called up to the South Korean national team.

However, it is evident that they both see the greater picture, which is the Blues’ expectation to contend for the championship the next season. They won’t need any surgery because their midfield, which also has the gifted young player Marc Leonard, is already stronger than practically everything the second tier has to offer.

The Blues haven’t had a finer duo in at least a decade, if not longer, than Paik and Iwata. To surpass it, you might even need to go back to the Blues’ Premier League era.

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