BLUES CRUISE AT THE MILLERS
The Football League Paper|September 22, 2024
CHRIS Davies was impressed with his Birmingham City side after they cruised to victory at Rotherham.
BLUES CRUISE AT THE MILLERS

Two goals in eight first-half minutes put Blues in a commanding position and they never really lost control from there on in.

It ensured a fifth-straight win for City who remain level on points with Wrexham at the top of the table.

First-half goals from Tomoki Iwata and big-money signing Jay Stansfield, inside the first 22 minutes did the damage.

Davies said: “Credit to the players because I think they got control of the game really quickly.

“It’s a notoriously difficult place to come, all the games I’ve watched this season they’ve made it uncomfortable for the opposition.

“For us to have that stability in our play and control was really impressive.

“They changed from their usual shape to a back five, but I thought our players adapted to that and there were some really good bits of play.

“We had good organisation and we looked pretty solid on set pieces.

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