Phil SumblerThe words of Birmingham City boss Lee Bowyer were clear after his side defeated the Swans 2-1 at St Andrews yesterday and those words were “We should have scored more”
As it was the two goals were enough to give his side a win, their first since early September and move them slightly away from the regelation zone that was starting to threaten close to them.
Bowyer was therefore naturally a happy man after the win but wants his side to use the victory as a kickstart for the season and believed that the margin of victory should have been more comfortable – citing he felt his side should have scored at least five.
The home team dominated the game pretty much from the off and the Swans goal came from our only shot on target which says much on the way the game went yesterday at the end of a week where six home points had been secured for Russell Martin.
“I think we deserved it, but if I am ultra critical we could have scored more. We should have won by more. They had one real chance in the second-half, you have to say their goal was outstanding,” Bowyer told the Blues official website.
“[For us] I hope this is a kickstart, I have said on a few occasions we haven’t been that bad but we have kept missing chances. Today was the same we scored two but four, five easy I think we should have scored.
“This will give the players a bit of a boost and I am really pleased for them because it’s difficult when you keep working as hard as they are working and not getting any reward for it. Today they have got their reward so now we have just got to get ready for next week and see what we can do there.”
The lesson seems to be with such fixture congestion especially of key and tough games you have to use the squad. Players like Fulton and Dandha must be dying to get on the pitch and prove themselves. Give the dirt-trackers a chance to freshen it up. And Manning in defence with Latibeaudiere at wing back? Shouldn’t that be the other way round?