Article: THE SYSTEM WORKS, INSISTS McLEISH AFTER FANS GO ON THE ATTACK.(Sport)

Byline: NEIL MOXLEY

Birmingham 1

Bolton 2

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ALEX McLEISH asked his own crowd to trust him after they subjected the Scot to one of the most unusual chants ever heard inside a football stadium.

Ten minutes into the second half, an increasingly frustrated home support struck up a chorus of 'Four-four-two' hoping that Birmingham's manager would ditch his tactic of using Christian Benitez as a lone striker. It left no-one in any doubt as to the feelings of a bumper turn-out who wanted more by way of attacking intent against a Bolton side carrying out their game-plan ...

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