Birmingham nailed mentality in Lions win - Cochrane

Alex Cochrane scored his second goal for Birmingham, and first at St Andrew's, against Millwall

Birmingham City's electric recent form is down to the squad nailing their mentality, says full-back Alex Cochrane.

Blues impressively beat in-form Millwall 4-0 on Tuesday to record their second win by that scoreline at St Andrew's in four days.

Cochrane, who was among the scorers, said boss Chris Davies had made it clear what he wanted from this players after Saturday's hammering of Portsmouth.

"The manager spoke about it. The mentality had to be right," Cochrane told BBC Radio WM.

"We had to have the right intensity, have the desire to get forward into the box, to create chances and we were clinical. To score four goals again at home - it's a good night.

"It's enjoyable. Everybody wants the ball and is trying things. We won't get complacent, we still need to do the right stuff because we know how good we are when we get it right and the last two games we've shown that."

Left-back Cochrane thumped home Blues' third goal five minutes into the second half after first-half goals from Paik Seung-ho and Demarai Gray put the home side in control.

Jay Stansfield then iced the cake for Blues just past the hour as Davies' side notched up their third win in four Championship matches.

Cochrane's goal - a sweet 20-yard volley - was his first at St Andrew's and the fourth game in a row he had been directly involved in a Birmingham goal.

"It's definitely something I want to add to my game and feel I can add it," he said.

"It's nice to contribute and to get a clean sheet is important and obviousy it's nice to score a goal.

"I caught it sweetly and it was nice to see it go in the back of the net. It was a nice feeling to get my first goal at St Andrew's."