That is no slight on Davies, there are few, if any League One centre-backs capable of doing the job Bielik does. When Bielik was permanently moved to defence in the summer he received a clear message from his manager: “I want you to control the tempo from the back.”
a manager would look to more forward thinking players but Blues captain Bielik was summoned in the 55th minute at the expense of debutant Ben Davies.
did so because he wasn’t happy with the speed at which Blues were playing out from the back. Ben Davies wasn’t able to replicate what Bielik has been doing.
The statistics tell us Bielik is doing just that. According to Opta, Bielik has completed 318 successful passes in League One this season – at least 55 more than any other player.
was telling that when Birmingham City fell behind against Walsall the first substitute Chris Davies turned to was Krystian Bielik. Ordinarily, a manager would look to more forward thinking players but Blues captain Bielik was summoned in the 5
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