The answer is goals for Alex McLeish

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has warned Blues they must start delivering goals if they want to climb clear of the Premier League relegation places.

McLeish's men, who take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road tonight, have reached the halfway point of their league campaign with just 18 goals from 19 games to their name.

But the manager believes strikers Cameron Jerome and Nikola Zigic will start finding the net but also wants contributions from other areas of the pitch.

The Blues boss said: "We're looking for goals quite simply, if I can be as basic as that. It's goals that have proved elusive for our team. Chances, no, because we've made chances, but I think the goals have proved elusive.

"You've got to believe in the guys and believe the guys can score the goals - and I believe there are goals in Jerome or Zigic.

"But it's not just the strikers because we're looking for goals from other areas and we are dangerous at set-pieces."

McLeish is ready to make changes given the hectic schedule ahead of Blues, including the two-legged Carling Cup semi-final with West Ham.

The manager is considering whether to start on-loan Barcelona midfielder Alexander Hleb after two substitute appearances following his hamstring injury.

He said: "I've got to consider him at some stage. We brought him back ahead of schedule last week for the Manchester United game.

"We kind of plunged him right in and he was disappointed not to start in the Arsenal game at the weekend.

"But I said 'let me make sure you're right,' so he's had a couple of good halves and he will be in the squad."

McLeish is a big admirer of Blackpool's star man Charlie Adam, who played under him at Glasgow Rangers.

He said: "Charlie is a confident player and he has got great belief, he always did have, and a swagger about himself.

"He's not scared to try things on the pitch, he's been excellent for Blackpool and I'm really proud of him.

"They've had a few inspirational figures, not least their manager Ian Holloway."

Blackpool will be without winger David Carney, who is on international duty with Australia for the Asian Cup.