Very enjoyable game. Felt like a friendly but important 3 points never the less.

Iwata oozing class once again. He's so above this level it's insane.

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So unfortunate for Leonard. He's been excellent this game.

Shown his quality against Premier League opposition. Hope to see him in a Blues shirt for many years.

Hope his injury isn't too bad

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What a win. You'd say we've played our toughest games of the season on paper now.

Doesn't look good for Iwata however. Pray it isn't as bad as it looked #BCFC #KRO

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Good win that. Tough tough game as expected but grinded it out. Top at Christmas!! 🎄

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Yeah nice 'problem' to have with this strength in squad depth.

As for Leonard, I can see why his minutes have been limited. Paik and Iwata are incredible. Hopefully we see an upturn in his minutes as the Christmas schedule hits us.

Absolutely. Couldn't understand the decision to throw Laird back in when he was fit. Thought TGH put in stellar performances at RB

We've got the quality and squad depth to do it. No reason why we shouldn't be fighting on both fronts!

That would be great business. £1.5m for a championship standard player who can play LB, RB and anywhere in the midfield? Absolute no brainer

Taylor Gardner-Hickman was a particular stand out for me yesterday. Looked so composed on the ball when pressed in that LB position.

With Cochrane out, I think we should have enough cover between TGH and Buchanan to cope.

I just hope we make TGH a permanent addition in the summer!

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Just home from the game. Such a comfortable game in the end. Didn't get out of 2nd gear in the 2nd half nor did we need to.

Paik and Iwata are a class above. Stockport couldn't get near them.

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Blues have been incredible that half. Absolutely swarmed them.

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Big game tonight! Wycombe slipping up last night was a bit of a blessing. Win our 2 games in hand we're level on points.

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Stanno/Tilton
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Agreed. I thought it was going to be 3 at the back with Anderson as a wing back. Never expected Bielik to play RB but thought he did a good job there.

I also think that left foot/right foot centre back combination gives more fluidity when playing out. Bielik as the left sided CB means he has less passing options as he has to check onto his right foot more often than not.

That's why left footed centre backs are such a premium!

This also meant that the space out on the left was occupied by Paik who took up these positions and linked up well with Cochrane.

I think everyone agrees that freeing up Cochrane is the smarter choice by Davies as he's end product is much better than Laird off the other side.

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Also interesting to see Stanno and May's positioning. Jay starting off the left but moving inside and May dropping deeper to accommodate the space

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Interesting shape and positioning last night. This is what Blues' average positioning looked like.

As everyone's already mentioned. Bielik at RB allowed Cochrane much more license to roam forward

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Why didn't Robbie Savage think of this? Would never have gotten a single booking in his life 😂

Agreed, what a signing. I was surprised he dropped down to League One when he joined to be honest. Definitely Championship quality and probably even further.

Surprised TGH didn't start but wasn't disappointed with the display Bielik in the slightest. Also quite like how it allows Cochrane more freedom on the other side.

Could've been another banana skin tonight so the win is the most important thing.

Quite enjoyed Beilik in that RB position. Solidified the right hand side, showed his quality on the ball and freed up Cochrane on the other side.

Also just noticed that Wycombe got a 93rd minute winner 😤

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First Blues win on Bluesky. Splendid!

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Got it queued up on Spotify ready for my drive home!

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