Ferguson targets more of the same

arry Ferguson hopes Birmingham can continue their improvement next season after an impressive first campaign back in the Premier League . Barring a mathematical miracle, Birmingham are guaranteed a top-10 finish after a solid showing on their return to the top flight.And as far as Ferguson is concerned, the Blues have to aim for the same kind of position next season.He said: "Hopefully, next season we will kick on again. Everyone deserves a pat on the back the way we've handled ourselves and tried to play."The gaffer [Alex McLeish] has tried to change the system and the way he wants us to play in terms of passing it more and the fans will be happy with what we've achieved."It is not just down to myself. Everyone is trying to do that now and itis a good place to be and hopefully we can build on that next year."There is no use turning up if you don't think you can do it and everyone in the dressing room will be the same as me.It is no use turning up at your work if you don't think you can be a winner."Birmingham's form this season may have stunned those critics who tipped them as relegation fodder, but it has come as no surprise to Ferguson.He recognised straight away the quality of players that he would be lining up alongside."When I first signed, if you looked about the dressing room we had a lot of good players and I was confident of doing well," the former Rangers and Blackburn midfielder said."Personally, I couldn't ask for any better. The gaffer gave me a chance to come back down here and I have enjoyed my football."I wasn't enjoying my football last season. I was stale and it is the best thing that could have happened."Sometimes things like that need to happen before you move on and it couldn't have been a better move. I'm happy and smiling."There was a lot of pressure to come here to try and keep us in the Premier League and also try and change the way we play the game."I look on that as a bit of pressure and I put pressure on myself to play to as high a standard as I could and hopefully I've achieved that this season. Now next year I need to do it again."We've set ourselves a challenge now. We've been in the top 10 and we need to do that again next season."

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