Birmingham City News: Turkey international impresses for City u23 after being axed by Redknapp

Turkey international Kerim Frei put on an impressive display for Birmingham U23.

The pacy winger was left out of Harry Redknapp’s Birmingham squad over the weekend.

The decision came as a surprise to fans seeing that Frei scored an impressive free-kick the week before.

Frei is currently on a six-month loan with Birmingham from Besiktas in January

The Birmingham Mail headed down to the St Andrew’s stadium to monitor Frei’s performance.

Frei was deployed on the left wing but he drifted across the field during the game.

The Mail states that Frei’s ‘ability on the ball stood out’ however, were critical of his end product.

City manager Harry Redknapp responded in a mischievous fashion when asked about Frei’s whereabouts.

“Has he done well?” Redknapp was quoted as saying by the Mail when asked about Frei.

“How much did they pay for him? When did they buy him? In the window? Can he play centre-half?

“I have seen him, I do know him.

“He’s a good little player I am sure – but today we had [David] Davis, [Jacques] Maghoma a little bit stronger really. We went with that type of player.”

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City are currently 21st in the league, just two points above the relegation zone. Birmingham take on Huddersfield in the Championship this weekend as they look to put a stop to their poor run of for.