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Davies hails 'massive three points' after Blues recover to win at Blackburn

Davies hails 'massive three points' after Blues recover to win at Blackburn

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Birmingham boss Chris Davies was delighted to see his side recover from a goal down to beat Blackburn at Ewood Park, the Blues' first win since returning to the second tier."It is a massive three points," Davies told BBC Radio West Midlands."I thought we were the better team throughout the game, we were looking solid and didn't give much away."I thought the game would open up in the second half, but to come from a goal down with five minutes to go away from home and win it is something pretty special."We are not conceding a lot of territory and chances, we are looking really strong in these games."I nearly made the changes earlier, but I thought we had creativity on the pitch, so I let the boys grow back into the game, and I was pleased with how we played the game and the contribution of the guys who came on."The desire of our team in the final few minutes was what I loved. We were bursting forward and when the game opened up we ran and ran."
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