Source: Team_Talk
Reality bites for Blues battler Bowyer
Blues earned deserved plaudits after embarking on a club-record 12-match unbeaten run in the top-flight.[LNB]Alex McLeish's side have stuttered in recent weeks, suffering back-to-back defeats as part of a spell which has seen them win just one in six.[LNB]Bowyer believes the St Andrews outfit were briefly punching above their weight in England's elite division and that recent results are a more realistic measure of their abilities.[LNB]But he insists that they can continue to be competitive provided they stick to the principles which have served them well after earning promotion from the Championship.[LNB]Bowyer said: "What we were doing before was not realistic. We are coming down to our level now.[LNB]"We are realising we are not going to go away and win every game. We are going to lose at places like Fulham. That's the reality of this league.[LNB]"At the start, had people been offered 17th place they'd have taken that.[LNB]"But all of a sudden because of what we did, they have expected us to keep going up and up.[LNB]"We have to be realistic. Nothing has changed from the start of the season to now. What we did before - the unbeaten run - was astonishing.[LNB]"But now we have to understand that we have to keep battling away and working hard - you have to work and nick games."[LNB][LNB] Birmingham v Wigan. Click here to bet.
