{"id":446281,"date":"2025-09-23T16:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/446281\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T16:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:46:21","slug":"chris-davies-has-found-his-best-solution-to-birmingham-citys-problem-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/446281\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Davies has found his best solution to Birmingham City\u2019s problem position"},"content":{"rendered":"

Birmingham City returned to winning ways against Swansea City and Jay Stansfield played a key role in his new position<\/p>\n

15:58, 23 Sep 2025Updated 16:21, 23 Sep 2025<\/p>\n

\"Alex<\/p>\n

Birmingham City reporter for BirminghamLive and the Birmingham Mail<\/p>\n

\"JayJay Stansfield of Birmingham City<\/p>\n

The number 10 position has been problematic for Birmingham City<\/a> and Chris Davies<\/a> so far this season.<\/p>\n

The fact Davies spent deadline day looking at players for that position, even though he has multiple options already in the building, tells you everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

Davies has chopped and changed in the 10 but Blues are at their most fluid, functioning best when Jay Stansfield<\/a> plays there.<\/p>\n

That could create another problem down the line if the striking mantle isn\u2019t filled by Kyogo Furuhashi or Marvin Ducksch, given Stansfield\u2019s performances up front over the past two years, but that is one for another day.<\/p>\n

Stansfield gives you plenty of the qualities you want from a number 10: intelligence, awareness, ball-carrying and goal-scoring abilities.<\/p>\n

It is the position Stansfield wanted to play when he first joined Blues on loan two years ago.<\/p>\n

He played the position behind Kyogo in the first few Championship games and slotted back in behind Ducksch against Swansea.<\/p>\n

Commenting on Ducksch\u2019s full debut up front, Davies told BBC Radio WM:<\/a> \u201cWhat he gave us was something we’ve missed at times, someone to play into, someone who can link, a physical presence, and you need that in this league because the games are tight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought he showed his cleverness, he lasted the game well, and worked hard with Jay as a front two.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he can play as a nine. He did play a lot in a 3-5-2 at Bremen, where he played before, but he can play as a nine or a 10 and I thought they linked up pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t discount super-sub Lyndon Dykes \u2013 who averages a Championship goal every 13 minutes this season \u2013 but it now does appear to be three into two positions. Basically, it\u2019s Stansfield plus one, be that Ducksch or Kyogo.<\/p>\n

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