Boss tells Kyogo to keep on RUNNING!

CHRIS Davies has admitted Blues aren't making the best use of Kyogo Furuhashi after the striker was omitted from the starting lineup for their final preseason friendly.

- By ALEX DICKEN

Kyogo was left on the bench against Nottingham Forest on Saturday and his replacement, Jay Stansfield, netted the only goal as Blues warmed up for Friday night's Championship opener against Ipswich with a 1-0 win.

Japanese striker Kyogo, famed for his goal-laden spell at Celtic, came on for the final 30 minutes but isn't yet in sync with his new teammates.

He buzzed around and between Forest's backline to create angles for passes but other than one dink over the top from Keshi Anderson that the striker almost reached, he had very little to feed off on his St Andrew's bow.

Davies has acknowledged work is needed on the training ground to make sure Kyogo's runs are appreciated and spotted by his teammates.

"We analyse every minute of every game and try to highlight things and he does make very, very good runs and a lot of them," said the manager.

"There are times where he's not been seen or found but I want him to continue to run and continue to play with that energy.