Alex McLeish backed defender Stephen Carr to respond from his error that led to Birmingham's 2-1 defeat a Fulham.
Blues manager upset at manner of "terrible" defeat
Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish backed defender Stephen Carr to bounce back from his error that led to Fulham snatching a 2-1 win in Sunday's game at Craven Cottage.
Carr bundled over Zoltan Gera on the edge of the box in the last minute of the match, with Bobby Zamora on hand to curl home the dramatic winner that dashed the visitor's hopes of taking a deserved point.
The Blues had taken a third minute lead when Chris Baird headed into his own net, before Damien Duff levelled in the second period after his run and shot flew past Joe Hart.
James McFadden was denied by a tremendous finger-tip save from Mark Schwarzer, but Carr's clumsy challenge gave Fulham the chance to snatch all three points.
McLeish refused to criticise the 33-year-old right-back, but admitted he was disappointed to have last the game in such a fashion.
He told
Sky Sports: "It's terrible to lose the way we did in the last minute with a free kick on the edge of your box - you're asking for trouble committing free-kicks there.
"Stevie Carr was fully committed and Stevie's cringing in the dressing room - he's upset, he's very disappointed.
"But you know he doesn't make many mistakes over the course of a whole season and I'm sure Stevie Carr will want to bounce back next week."
