Tommy backed to set Blues' record straight

WHEN Chris Davies set his summer objectives for Blues at the end of last season, improving their effectiveness at set-pieces was near the top.

- By ALEX DICKEN

For all of their dominance in League One last season, Blues didn’t excel in dead-ball situations. They scored 13 goals from set-pieces - only seven teams scored fewer.

You can balance that statistic out by saying they only conceded 12, which is commendable, but Davies wants more productivity at the other end.

“Defensively we were very good, our record was excellent,” said the manager. “We conceded a couple from wide free-kicks towards the end but we were good on corners.

“Attacking-wise, we got better at wide free-kicks and corners as the season went on. Do I think it will be more important? I think it can decide a game more for us this season than it did last season.

“If we went a goal down last season from a set-piece we could come back and back ourselves to get the two goals, it could decide more games this season potentially.”