Cup can cheer Blues - Jerome

18 February 2011 07:30
Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome sees the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Sheffield Wednesday as the ideal opportunity to build confidence for the Carling Cup final. Blues saw an unbeaten run of five matches in all competitions come to an end on Tuesday when they slipped to a disappointing 2-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle. The Barclays Premier League takes a backseat now, though, as npower League One side Wednesday head to St Andrew's before Arsenal await at Wembley next weekend. "We've got a break from the league now with the FA Cup and we've got the big one at Wembley the week after," Jerome told www.bcfc.com. "On Saturday hopefully we can put in a good performance and pick up a bit of confidence for the cup final. "As long as we get this hangover out of our system, sooner rather than later, we can go into the cup final with a smile on our face and to do ourselves proud."

Source: PA