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‘Dangerous Action’ By– Birmingham City boss Chris Davies after injury Blow
Birmingham City boss Chris Davies was ‘pleased’ with Ayumu Yokoyama’s performance last night and believes he is a ‘dangerous’ player.
Birmingham City beat Shrewsbury Town 4-0 in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy. Scott Wright scored twice, whilst Tomoki Iwata and Emil Hansson also got themselves on the scoresheet
Yokohama, 21, started the game for the Blues and helped them get the win against their fellow League One side.
Davies said afterwards, as per a report by BirminghamLive: “He’s young and he’s adapting. You see the danger he causes one versus one. There’s not many more dangerous than him because he can go both ways and he actually has quality when he creates the gap and space for himself. He’s adapting to the style of football here. The ball gets forward quite early and you need to get back.
“I was pleased with his performance. Coming in having not been getting in squads even is really tricky, and I thought he handed it really well.”
He added: “We’ve got a translator now who comes into training and meetings and he speaks to the Japanese boys after I’ve spoken to relay the messages. He’s on the training pitch to give some key messages.
“That’s been happening in the last couple of weeks which has helped him to adapt more. But it is hard. If you imagine going over to Japan at 20 years old, how difficult it would be. There’s an adaption process going on and I’ve seen it many times before, but with the raw materials and the raw quality, you can see a bright future for Ayumu, absolutely.”
Birmingham City attacker hailed
Yokoyama has had to bide his time for opportunities over recent times.
He has made six appearances so far this season for Birmingham City, three of which have come in the league
The youngster faces a battle to get into their starting XI due to the abundance of options that they have at their disposal in his position.
The Japan youth international moved to England over the summer and as Davies alluded to, he is still adapting to life in a new country.
Yokoyama started out at Matsumoto Yamaga FC before moving to Sagan Tosu last year.
He went on to score seven goals in 45 games for the latter before landing his switch to the Blues.
What now?
Yokoyama has certainly given Davies something to think about in terms of his next squad selection.
He currently provides useful back-up to Birmingham City’s ranks and is someone who will want to have a bright future ahead of him with the club.
The Blues are back in action after the international break with an away trip to Lincoln City.
