Blues shouldn't "lose heart," says Davies

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Davies: 'We were very soft'

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Birmingham City boss Chris Davies says that he doesn't want the side to "lose too much heart" after suffering a second successive loss in the Championship.

The West Midlands side conceded a narrow 1-0 loss to Stoke City on Saturday.

"You expect it to be a tough start here and we weren't good enough in the first 20 minutes or half an hour and it cost us the game.

"Very rarely have I seen us as passive and soft as that in the opening periods of a game - there weren't enough blue shirts winning second balls and in the duels.

"It was all us in the second half without turning that possession and dominance into meaningful chances.

"It's not a surprise to me how tough the Championship [is] but we have to make sure we don't lose too much heart from it and learn."

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