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McLeish delighted with Birmingham matchwinner Zigic

Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish was delighted with Nikola Zigic after victory over Stoke City.

Zigic's third goal in three games earned Blues a last-gasp victory over Stoke at St Andrew's.

McLeish said: "Ziggy has become a fixture in the team as he's become more aggressive. We know he's capable of finishing.

"If we get that type of delivery to him in the box, there's not a lot of defenders who can live with a guy that size.

"When I saw the goal again, it was amazing to see him towering over John Carew, who is a giant himself.

"That is what the big fella is capable of. He was more aggressive in the second half than he was in the first, when I thought Stoke bullied us a little bit.

"But in the second we were much more enterprising."

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