St'Andrews, Birmingham. Saturday, 2nd October, 15:00
As Birmingham has two goal-less draws behind them at St'Andrews and our attacks are not striking fear into anybody at the moment the most likely score in that draw would be 0-0.
So, what is there to look forward to for the supporters in this game?
Well, Birmingham are a decent team to watch. They play fair, if perhaps sometimes a tad physical football. Nothing though, that our boys shouldn't be able to deal with. If the referee don't kill the game with soft free kicks all the time and let the game flow, it will be a game our midfielders can dominate. Something that will give the extra little bit of confidence and courage they need for the important derby match the following round.
Birmingham got a well organized defense that is hard to break down, but we are producing chances all the time against all our opponents so far, and sooner or later those chances will turn into goals.
When it rains it pours, and I got the feeling that once we get that first goal out of the way, they will pour in.
This will be a really hard test for our striker(s) though. Ben Foster might not be Joe Hart, and Birmingham must be weakened from the change in Goalkeepers. Still, only once this season has someone scored on Foster on his home field.
Birmingham and Everton are faced with two similar and difficult problems. Birmingham are playing close games but not killing off their opponents which mean they draw too many of their games. Everton are playing alright, and doing everything we need to do, except for scoring goals.
Going into this match, Moyes should show the boys the table and tell them there is no reason to hold back anymore, nothing to wait for, and absolutely nothing to lose. That should be all the motivation they need.
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