Demarai Gray: Birmingham boss Gary Rowett back goal-shy winger
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Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett has backed goal-shy striker Demarai Gray to find some scoring form.
The 19-year-old wide player has only scored once in 23 appearances for Blues this season - in the 2-0 win at Leeds.
Rowett told BBC WM: "If one goal goes in, I am sure three or four will go in very quickly, but at the moment he's snatching a bit at those chances.
"It is almost you can see him thinking in his mind 'I have got to score this, I have got to score this'."
Birmingham drew 1-1 at Preston on Tuesday to move up to eighth in the Championship table, four points behind sixth-placed Ipswich Town.
And Rowett was impressed with what he saw from the England Under-20 international.
"I thought he was really excellent," said Rowett. "I thought he was a constant menace to a Preston side who have hardly conceded any goals over the last 10 games."
