Talk about a divided fan base.
The Blues got their restart underway yesterday, playing out a rather boring 0-0 draw away at West Bromwich Albion.
But it was the performance of Wes Harding that got a lot of people talking.
Making just his 13th appearance of the season, if you take a look at his numbers from the game today, it wasn’t necessarily a bad display, nor was it a particularly stellar one. Winning one tackle, two aerial duels, completing 68% of his passes and garnering an overall rating of 6.7. Like I said, not bad, not great, very much middle of the road.
So when his name was put forward as a potential recipient of Birmingham City’s man of the match from the game, there were a couple of fans who seemed rather surprised to see his name there, whilst a few others took it upon themselves to defend it.
How is Wes Harding even an option did he use his left foot once?
— Bomber (@sammyg023) June 20, 2020
He most definitely wasn’t
— Jack (@BluesJack_) June 20, 2020
Harding? Why?
— Swanny (@Swanny1875) June 20, 2020
Wes was the unsung hero today! Gary had a great game too, we played exactly like how we should today! Not getting off to a losing start is important for momentum, wouldn't mind a few more draws considering our squad depth. KRO
— Jamie (@YogiBearOG1) June 20, 2020
Wes 🤔 didn’t find a team mate all game,would struggle to pass water.
— Stephen king (@Konk1961) June 20, 2020
Jake but Wes was the most impressive due to playing out of position.
— Papaulski (@PapaulskiBCFC) June 20, 2020
What about you? What did you make of Harding’s performance today?