Christoph Klarer admitted Birmingham’s 1-1 draw at Northampton was below par, urging his teammates to be more aggressive. Despite leading League One, he emphasized the need for improvement. Klarer also hopes Birmingham’s success will boost his chances of an Austria call-up.
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00:00Christoph Klarer admitted Birmingham City's performance in their 1-1 draw away at Northampton
00:07Town was below the standard expected, acknowledging that Blues dropped valuable points in a match
00:15they could have easily lost.
00:19The vice-captain fired a warning to his team-mates, stressing that more aggression and fight are
00:24required, especially in tough matches when adversity strikes.
00:31Klarer was the first to admit that Birmingham City were poor in the first half at six fields
00:37and didn't deserve to score before the break.
00:41Despite this, Keshie Anderson's header, assisted by Klarer's pinpoint cross, salvaged a point.
00:47However, on another day, Northampton could have easily inflicted Blues' fourth League
00:53one defeat of the season.
00:55From a defensive standpoint, Christoph Klarer has been incredible for them.
01:00An absolute brick wall at the back, starting pretty much every game possible in all competitions
01:05this season, he's been that crucial.
01:07And when Christian Bielik has been put on the bench, the captain, someone who we thought
01:11would be a player leading Birmingham for many years to come in the championship, maybe up
01:16to the Premier League as well, when he's being benched by Klarer, you can just see how good
01:20Klarer is.
01:22While Blues are cruising 12 points clear at the top of League one, Klarer knows the team
01:28hasn't been perfect.
01:31He emphasised that striving for perfection is a core value in the Blues' camp and better
01:37performances will be necessary to succeed.
01:41On a more positive note, Klarer shared his aspirations to earn his first call-up to the
01:47Austria national team.
01:49The 24-year-old, who's played 12 times for Austria's under-21 side, hopes that a successful
01:55promotion with Birmingham City will boost his chances.
02:01It's always been an ambition of mine, Klarer said.
02:03I knew it would be tough when I came here, but I'm focused on my progress and I'm believing
02:09in the project here at Birmingham City so we can achieve our goals.