Birmingham City ‘are carrying a few too many’ according to John Ruddy who wants to scrap ideas and styles in pursuit of points to avoid relegation.
Riley McGree’s thunderbolt handed Middlesbrough all three points at St Andrew’s on Tuesday night and pushed Blues deeper into the relegation battle at the bottom of the Championship. Blues are 21st in the table after four defeats from their last five games.
“It’s a shame because we have got quality, and we have got fight and endeavour in the squad,” said Ruddy. “But when things are tough, you need everybody to stand up and be counted and I think we’re probably at the point, at this moment in time, where we’re carrying a few too many during the games.
“The quality isn’t quite there but we still need to stay together and keep fighting together because it’s going to take every single player that’s available, alongside the management team, to get us out of this.
