Aitor Karanka says he's not fazed by playing Manchester City at the Etihad – because it would be worse if the tie was at St Andrew's.
Brum's chief heads into the clash against Pep Guardiola's in-form side against a backdrop of just two victories in the last 14.
But more worrying has been the struggling Championship club's displays on their own patch where they have won just three matches in the past 28 during the last calendar year.
He said: “If I go in as people are expecting, maybe we'd concede 10 goals but I believe in these players. It's true, we are making mistakes at the moment. “But in the last three home games, the problem we have had is that we are not confident.
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