Troy Deeney was speaking following Birmingham City’s 2-0 defeat to Peterborough United at Wembley
Former Birmingham City striker Troy Deeney has addressed the way Tom Wagner spoke to his side following their EFL Trophy final defeat to Peterborough United.
Chris Davies’ side were unable to win their second trophy in the same week. They had beaten Peterborough in their midweek League One fixture which secured them automatic promotion and confirmed them as champions.
Despite their victory over the Posh, Birmingham couldn’t replicate it at Wembley as they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat. The Blues had 75% possession and 12 shots but were unable to find a way past Jed Steer.
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Davies’ side were favourites to win not just because of their victory over Peterborough a few days before, but also because of their dominance in League One, but despite the defeat, Deeney still believes there is a silver lining to the loss in London.
He told Sky Sports: “It could be a blessing in disguise. Everything since the new ownership has come in has gone up and it’s been on a massive trajectory.
“Sometimes you need a humbling experience and this might be that for them. If they had won this, won the league with 100 points, they could go into next season thinking they were going to get promoted. That’s not how it works.
“Football has a way of humbling you and Birmingham and Birmingham City fans, myself included, have to take today and ask how we can build from it. This occasion wasn’t good enough.”
Following the match, the Birmingham players were called over by Blues owner and chairman Tom Wagner. Alongside co-owner Tom Brady, Wagner looked to be giving a stern motivating talk to his players.
“They’re all being spoken to now by the owner and they know they’ve lost by not putting in their best performance in,” Deeney added.
“When you don’t deliver the best version of yourself it’s a long old evening. I think that’s what Tom Wagner is saying to them, ‘Remember this feeling, remember what it’s like to lose, because that’s what is going to carry you forward.'”