Source: Team_Talk
Hleb: No survival scrap for Blues
irmingham loan star Alexander Hleb is confident Alex McLeish's troops will be not be involved in a relegation battle this season.[LNB] McLeish's side have dropped down the table in recent weeks after picking up just one win in the Premier League this season.[LNB]Birmingham lost their long unbeaten home record following last weekend's defeat to Everton, but Hleb is confident they will soon get back to winning ways.[LNB]"Relegation battle? No, no. We can play very well at home, I know that from the past when I played at St Andrew's with Arsenal,'' Hleb told the Birmingham Mail.[LNB]"We are not playing well now, and I don't know what has happened. We have lost something. Football is about confidence but we have the qualities, so no. It's very difficult in the Premier League, but we have the qualities."[LNB]Hleb, who has joined Birmingham on a season-long loan from Barcelona, believes he is getting to grips with the Premier League again after starting the last two games against Wigan and Everton.[LNB]"I feel good," added Hleb. "Everyone needs games but I feel OK. It is just the bad results. These games at home we needed to take maximum points against Wigan and Everton.[LNB]"I need more from the team, maybe the team from me, but I hope next game it is coming.[LNB]"We just need to learn to keep the ball, especially when we play at home, be more aggressive, more to the front and with drive, we need more confidence."
