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Chris Davies sees Tommy Doyle as one of his defensive midfielders rather than in a more advanced attacking role - putting him into direct competition with Marc Leonard and his favoured pairing of Paik Seung-ho and Tomoki Iwata.

Speaking ahead of this weekend's visit from Hull City , the Birmingham City manager discussed his options in the middle of the park - with Doyle's loan from Wolves yet to really ignite.

The 24-year-old has started just twice in the Championship this season - once in a failed experiment as a No. 10 at Stoke City and then in a deeper role in the previous home game with Sheffield Wednesday when he was subbed after an hour.

Blues fans liked what they saw from the former Manchester City trainee that night and having made their feelings known when he w

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