Source: Team_Talk
Blues striker in fitness race
McFadden was substituted during last weekend's win over Wigan with a groin injury after scoring the decisive goal from the penalty spot.[LNB]He joined up with Scotland after the weekend but was forced to withdraw from the side to face the Czech Republic - the first game of the Craig Levein era.[LNB]Blues boss Alex McLeish said: "It is unusual that James would run off the pitch willingly like he did last weekend without throwing a tantrum.[LNB]"He likes to show his displeasure when we take him off with even a minute to go. We keep saying to the players, it is about the bigger picture, about the team, it's about the squad and sometimes it is about taking a guy off who is not at his best.[LNB]"But normally it's because of changing things legs-wise and getting freshness onto the pitch. When he ran off willingly last week I said 'it's not like McFadden' and I seriously worried about his chances of playing for Scotland."[LNB][LNB]
