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The number 10 position has been problematic for Birmingham City and Chris Davies so far this season.

The fact Davies spent deadline day looking at players for that position, even though he has multiple options already in the building, tells you everything you need to know.

Davies has chopped and changed in the 10 but Blues are at their most fluid, functioning best when Jay Stansfield plays there.

That could create another problem down the line if the striking mantle isn’t filled by Kyogo Furuhashi or Marvin Ducksch, given Stansfield’s performances up front over the past two years, but that is one for another day.

Stansfield gives you plenty of the qualities you want from a number 10: intelligence, awareness, ball-carrying and goal-scoring abilities.

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