Source: Team_Talk
Blues shouldn't be gloomy - Alex
Their last couple of results aside, Blues have defied all expectations this season and McLeish is keen to avoid any despondency at St Andrew's due to their current form.[LNB]"The bottom line is people's expectations get too high, including the media, the fans and even directors at times," he said.[LNB]"But we are well ahead of schedule. I would have thought we were looking to be on 37 points in April, not February."[LNB]McLeish took pride in the knowledge it took two spectacular strikes for Fulham to topple his side 2-1 on Sunday.[LNB]Blues took an early lead at Craven Cottage through Chris Baird's own goal, but fine efforts from Damian Duff and Bobby Zamora handed Fulham the points.[LNB]"It took a piece of inspiration from Damien Duff to get Fulham back into it. That's what you need sometimes," he said.[LNB]"Bobby Zamora was a thorn all afternoon - he caused us a lot of problems.[LNB]"I'm disappointed we conceded a free-kick that late in the game on the edge of the box.[LNB]"Stephen Carr is devastated in the training room but he doesn't make many mistakes so he'll bounce back."[LNB][LNB] Birmingham 10/11, Draw 12/5, Wigan 16/5
