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FLW's Birmingham City fan pundit has given his verdict on Chris Davies' approach to the team

Birmingham City are aiming for immediate promotion straight back to the Championship this season.

The Blues appointed Chris Davies as manager in the summer, giving the former Tottenham Hotspur coach the task of guiding the club to a top two finish in League One.

It has been a positive start to the campaign on that front, with the team very much in the mix for a place back in the second tier.

Davies worked under the likes of Ange Postecoglou and Brendan Rodgers prior to taking on his first managerial gig at St. Andrew’s.

The 39-year-old has looked to bring a positive, attacking approach to the Midlands outfit in his time as manager so far, which has yielded strong results so far.

Birmingham style of play verdict

When asked about the style of play Davies has brought to the club, FLW’s Birmingham fan pundit Mike Gibbs praised his attacking approach.

He believes it is a breath of fresh air to see the team on the front foot so much after so many previous managers utilising a more defensive approach.

“I absolutely love the playing style that the manager’s employing at the moment,” Gibbs told Football League World.

“I think it’s the first time in a long time that we’ve had a manager who brought possession-based, attacking, pressing football, which is just great to see.

“As Birmingham fans, we’ve had decades really of pretty dross football, low possession, yes at times counter-attacking, but really being dominated by other teams.

“Which, from a morale perspective, isn’t particularly great, and isn’t particularly great to watch.

“So the fact that we’re taking games into our own hands instead of hoping the opposition fails is really refreshing to see.

“I think, if we’re being really picky, we just want to see the rewards a bit more of that possession-based style.

“I really do believe we’re not far away from giving a team in the league a bit of a hiding, so really happy with [the style of play].”

Birmingham City league position

Birmingham are currently second in the League One table, albeit with a game in hand on leaders Wycombe Wanderers.

The gap to top spot is just two points, with the Blues currently not in action due to the November international break.

Draws against Northampton Town and Mansfield Town in recent weeks have seen them fall off first place, with third place Wrexham also now only two points behind.

Next up for Davies’ side is a trip to face Shrewsbury Town on 23 November.

Davies is doing all the right things at Birmingham so far

There is a lot of pressure on Davies in many ways because this is his first role as manager in his career, and Birmingham have clear ambitions to get back to the Championship as quickly as possible.

The club’s lavish spending in the summer only intensified that pressure as well.

But the 39-year-old is living up to expectations so far, and has earned the backing of the supporters.