As featured on NewsNow: Football news

Birmingham boss McLeish demands more from Derbyshire, Zigic

Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish has challenged his fringe players to work their way into first team reckoning.

He said the door was open, especially for the strikers to help boost Blues' production.

"There are places up for grabs, for the strikers," McLeish told the Birmingham Mail. "Nikola Zigic has got to give us more, Matt Derbyshire has got to give us more.

"They'll argue they haven't had many minutes, but we train every day and play matches on the training ground as well.

"The guys have got to show me in these kind of situations. We see them every day so we know who should be rightly playing and who is still looking to find their feet.

"Maybe once we get these guys fully fit, we will be much more potent. But the gauntlet's down there to them, I'm looking for someone to produce that 'wow' factor."

 Click here for the best Birmingham City coverage on the 'net. All your Blues news and gossip in one spot.

Video of the day:

About the author

Tribal Football Staff

×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

  1. Go Ad-Free
  2. Faster site experience
  3. Support great writing
  4. Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free
×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free