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Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish was on cloud nine after
his side defeated a lacklustre Everton 2-1 in the FA Cup.
First half goals from Christian Benitez and Barry Ferguson were
enough to overcome David Moyes' Everton and advance to the fifth
round of the FA Cup.
McLeish hailed his side's match-winning performance and their
'incredible' 15-game unbeaten run.
"I'm extremely proud with this group of players and what they've
achieved," McLeish told Birmingham's official website.
"I think it's fair to use adjectives such as incredible when you
describe a 15-match unbeaten run in this day and age and at this
level of football."
"The lads were magnificent once again today against a very good
Everton side, and as well as showing that we are hard to beat once
again proved we are capable of playing some excellent
football."
"The goals epitomise that quality - the second one in
particular must be a contender for goal of the month because it was
an excellent move and finish."
McLeish is already looking ahead, and is hoping for a home draw
is the next round of the cup.
"The FA Cup hasn't been overly kind to me since I arrived, but
then again neither has the draw really - being pitted against
Everton at Goodison was never going to be easy.
"There's nothing better for a club and its fans than a good cup
run, so hopefully our name will come out of the hat first and we'll
get a decent fifth round draw."
McLeish also praised 18-year old Jake Jervis who came on as a
substitute.
"Jake showed up well in training with the first team this week
and deserved his chance.
"He's a tall frontman and we knew he'd be able to cause their
centre-halves a few problems and that's exactly what he did."
"The pace of the game meant he was absolutely knackered after
about ten minutes but it's a great step up for him and he's a
player who we believe he's got a chance in the game.
"I'm sure that the Academy will be very proud of him
tonight."