Birmingham City at home match thread

[Bris Red]

******* naismith is a bloody liability 

[ExiledAjax]

1 minute ago, And Its Smith said:

Agreed. 6.5 out of 10, normally he is 8.  @vidal misunderstanding my point I think 

Yeh. And I'll say the same for Semenyo. Good goal, a couple of good crosses, getting into good positions. But then also lost possession for the very early counter that led to their free-kick on the edge of our box, and has made a couple of other errors. But on the whole he's had a 7(ish) out of ten first half.

[grifty]

This is the best we’ve played in about 8 games, what’s everyone moaning about?

[mozo]

3 minutes ago, petehinton said:

By far the better team, by some distance. Be a travesty to not win this 

You might be jumping the gun there. Anything could still happen. How many times have you seen the 2nd half turn the game around...?

[Alessandro]

Good game, lively and open. Deserve the lead.

Been calling for it for weeks so glad we've gone with 4-3-3. 

Much prefer us more compact in defence and attack. Think we're better in possession too in this formation.

Scott in the attacking mid-role roaming forwards with 3 options, Semenyo (decent) left, Wells (good half) up the middle and Sykes (available but not hugely effective) right.

Tanner and Pring (shame about pen) supporting well. Vyner good half again. Prefer Naimsith CM too. 

Think Brum will look to stretch us more second half, as they did with the move to get the pen.

Fancy we've got another goal in this game though too.

[Vidal]

2 minutes ago, Bris Red said:

******* naismith is a bloody liability 

You just really scared me waiting for the moment we conceded .

[RedorDead BCFC]

45 minutes of the same please City 

[fishy]

**** me a first half whete we nailed it.

[And Its Smith]

Just now, grifty said:

This is the best we’ve played in about 8 games, what’s everyone moaning about?

Some fans been saying go 4-3-3 for 6 weeks. 

[joe jordans teeth]

7 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

 

 

Such nice people on OTIB!  Just think, for him, he hasn’t been his usual self. Not as good on the ball. Still good off the ball. Dribbles haven’t worked and passing not great. 

If you don’t like what people say then just leave mate or put on ignore,stop be so upset about posts and grow up 

[old_eastender]

Awful corner by Naismith at the end, knee high to 1st defender.

Overall deserve to be ahead. Great chance to make it 3-0 wasted by Semenyo needlessly running offside. Their penalty came from really weak challenges around the halfway allowing Bacuna to break away from 3 city players. Typical City really to gift a goal, after being in total control.

Let's hope we can get another and put game to bed.

 

 

[ExiledAjax]

Well that was very enjoyable.

Not sure when I last saw us play so many line-breaking through balls. Very good going forward, still prone to a counter-attack and the odd individual error, but on the whole I think we comfortably deserve to lead at half-time.

Edited January 14, 2023 by ExiledAjax

[Jerseybean]

Decent half from us, I will focus on the main moments only:

Our second goal - if that had been scored against us we would have defo expected a free kick to be given

Their penalty - in the build-up three City players failed to make a tackle on the halfway line 

Stating the obvious - the next goal is crucial 

COYR

[miketh2nd]

Leading upto the penalty I could feel us conceding no idea why at 2 nil up tanner is far up the pitch and how we didn't stop Bacuna . On the positive side two good goals and good to see us try a different formation. 

[David Brent]

2 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Some fans been saying go 4-3-3 for 6 weeks. 

And some have said go 4-4-2. Fail to see your point. 

[W-S-M Seagull]

4 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Some fans been saying go 4-3-3 for 6 weeks. 

Oh here we go. 

Our fans with the "we know better than the manager"

[Sleepy1968]

2 minutes ago, fishy said:

**** me a first half whete we nailed it.

Lots of space today. Scott and Semenyo playing well. Hope Sykes can get into the game a bit more second half. Hoping for a third, otherwise it might get a bit .

[W-S-M Seagull]

Really enjoyable 1st half.

Come on here and you'd have thought we were getting battered. 

[And Its Smith]

5 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Oh here we go. 

Our fans with the "we know better than the manager"

King at CB?!

[W-S-M Seagull]

Just now, And Its Smith said:

King at CB?!

Point is? Did an OK job there. 

I've seen us play either plenty of terrible CBs over the years, King at CB was better than them. 

[joe jordans teeth]

6 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Oh here we go. 

Our fans with the "we know better than the manager"

We are blessed with his presence 

[Cidre Monita]

12 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Some fans been saying go 4-3-3 for 6 weeks. 

The manager has wanted to do it since he arrived. 

[W-S-M Seagull]

2 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

King at CB?!

Remember Atkinson the actual CB making a huge error last week against Swansea? 

[W-S-M Seagull]

1 minute ago, Psychopomp said:

The manager has wanted to do it since he arrived. 

Yes. To my knowledge I don't think Pearson has ever really played 352/532

We've not really had the players to play a different formation. 

[Ecko]

Cam Pring is mustard. Class class!

[cidercity1987]

Primgggggg

Utterly fantastic son

[old_eastender]

Goal, made by Pring again, Sykes taps in.

[RedorDead BCFC]

Get in there Sykes 

[ProfitInMyPocket]

Cam Pring.

[ExiledAjax]

Goal of the season?