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Birmingham headed to The New Lawn for their third-round FA Cup tie with Forest Green following four-straight losses in the Championship, John Eustace‘s worst run since taking the reins at the start of the season.
Blues have looked fatigued and uncharacteristically disorganised since returning from the World Cup break,
and that worrying theme continued in the first half in Gloucestershire as Forest Green deservedly led at the half-time interval courtesy of a sweet strike from Ben Stevenson.
A triple substitution and a departure from a back three ensued during the half-time break, which changed the course of the game,
with goals from Lukas Jutkiewiczand Kevin Long securing Blues’ passage into the fourth round – although Neil Etheridge had to be at his acrobatic best to avoid an unwanted replay.
The aim now will be to take the momentum from that success into the Championship, where Birmingham are sitting in 18th position, six points above the relegation zone and nine behind sixth-placed West Bromwich Albion.
Injuries have impacted the progression of Eustace’s close-knit squad – especially in defensive areas – with the 43-year-old keen to remind supporters and players alike that they must stick together through the inevitable tough periods of a 46-game Championship season.
Birmingham headed to The New Lawn for their third-round FA Cup tie with Forest Green following four-straight losses in the Championship, John Eustace‘s worst run since taking the reins at the start of the season.
Blues have looked fatigued and uncharacteristically disorganised since returning from the World Cup break, and that worrying theme continued in the first half in Gloucestershire as Forest Green deservedly led at the half-time interval courtesy of a sweet strike from Ben Stevenson.
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A triple substitution and a departure from a back three ensued during the half-time break, which changed the course of the game, with goals from Lukas Jutkiewiczand Kevin Long securing Blues’ passage into the fourth round – although Neil Etheridge had to be at his acrobatic best to avoid an unwanted replay.
The aim now will be to take the momentum from that success into the Championship, where Birmingham are sitting in 18th position, six points above the relegation zone and nine behind sixth-placed West Bromwich Albion.
Injuries have impacted the progression of Eustace’s close-knit squad – especially in defensive areas – with the 43-year-old keen to remind supporters and players alike that they must stick together through the inevitable tough periods of a 46-game Championship season.
