Alex McFry

Judging from the back page headline in tonight's Birmingham Mail, you could be forgiven for thinking that Alex McLeish has gone all Barry Fry.

Attack! Attack! Attack! It says.

Nice sentiment, but McLeish won't quite be telling his side to perform with complete abandon against Arsenal in the lunchtime kick-off at St Andrew's..

Yes, Blues do need to be more productive in the 'goals for' column.

But equally, they have to improve on their clean sheet record, which stands at just three for the season.

McLeish, in his pre-match press conference, asked that his attacking and creative players step up to the plate.

But they will have to do so within a structure, as is his way, and as they know.

He said: "If we leave ourselves open against a team of Arsenal's quality we would be asking for trouble.

"We will go for it in controlled and measured way.

"If the strikers can hit form in the last third, there's no reason why we can't upset Arsenal."