I suppose the best way you can describe this as the silver lining in a dark cloud.
Birmingham City’s poor run of form continued, as they were defeated at St Andrew’s 3-2 by Wigan Athletic. The Blues fell behind inside the first ten minutes through a Josh Windass strike, but it’s the man who got the equaliser for the Blues that is the main subject of this article.
Kerim Mrabti scored only his second goal of the season, and second in three games after his goal against Blackburn Rovers on Boxing Day.
Having been frozen out of the squad for large parts of the season, there’s arguably no better way to show that you have something to give to the squad than by firing into the back of the net when you’re given the chance. So when he managed to get on the scoresheet yesterday, Blues fans swarmed to social media to show their support for the Swedish forward.
Good goal that and personally I think Mrabti has probably been our best player in the last 3 games #BCFC https://t.co/4ZNaCX6Zb5
— Brad (@Bradley_AJ) January 1, 2020
Mrabti simply has to be the first name in the #bcfc line-up going forward. Guy has so much quality and puts in so much effort, it's mental he was frozen out for so long
— Cavanagh (@cavanagh1996) January 1, 2020
Class from Mrabti that #bcfc
— Oliver (@ollysmif) January 1, 2020
Brilliant from Kerim Mrabti that is. Lovely touch and finish. Needs to be used a hell of a lot more than he has been… #bcfc
— Adam Hennessey (@9_Hendo) January 1, 2020
What were they saying about Mrabti’s end product? #findmrabti #bcfc
— almajir (@almajir) January 1, 2020
Lmao why is he just the best forward we have ? 😂
— B-Dog 🇬🇧 (@bengull2) January 1, 2020
He’s starting to do good for us KRO🔵⚪️
— Reece Coldwell (@ReeceColdwell1) January 1, 2020
I want someone to explain why he was gone for so long rn
— Harrison Maddocks (@HarrisonMaddoc5) January 1, 2020
Should Mrabti be a regular in the first-team?
Yes
No
Question is, did he do enough in this game to convince Pep Clotet to keep him in the first-team going forward?