00:00Christoph Klarer admitted Birmingham City's performance in their 1-1 draw away at Northampton
00:07Town was below the standard expected, acknowledging that Blues dropped valuable points in a match
00:15they could have easily lost.
00:19The vice-captain fired a warning to his team-mates, stressing that more aggression and fight are
00:24required, especially in tough matches when adversity strikes.
00:31Klarer was the first to admit that Birmingham City were poor in the first half at six fields
00:37and didn't deserve to score before the break.
00:41Despite this, Keshie Anderson's header, assisted by Klarer's pinpoint cross, salvaged a point.
00:47However, on another day, Northampton could have easily inflicted Blues' fourth League
00:53one defeat of the season.
00:55From a defensive standpoint, Christoph Klarer has been incredible for them.
01:00An absolute brick wall at the back, starting pretty much every game possible in all competitions
01:05this season, he's been that crucial.
01:07And when Christian Bielik has been put on the bench, the captain, someone who we thought
01:11would be a player leading Birmingham for many years to come in the championship, maybe up
01:16to the Premier League as well, when he's being benched by Klarer, you can just see how good
01:20Klarer is.
01:22While Blues are cruising 12 points clear at the top of League one, Klarer knows the team
01:28hasn't been perfect.
01:31He emphasised that striving for perfection is a core value in the Blues' camp and better
01:37performances will be necessary to succeed.
01:41On a more positive note, Klarer shared his aspirations to earn his first call-up to the
01:47Austria national team.
01:49The 24-year-old, who's played 12 times for Austria's under-21 side, hopes that a successful
01:55promotion with Birmingham City will boost his chances.
02:01It's always been an ambition of mine, Klarer said.
02:03I knew it would be tough when I came here, but I'm focused on my progress and I'm believing
02:09in the project here at Birmingham City so we can achieve our goals.
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