We need to work out why we're under performing," Bassett told Sport.You have to earn the right to play and make your quality count. I don't think we've made the right decisions at the right times and we haven't been defending well enough. Former England youth international Linnett says the squad have to re-group after their two-week break of fixtures before the Continental Cup match at Bristol in May.The Birmingham players were kept in the dressing room for more than an hour after Sunday's 1-1 draw with Lincoln for a team meeting, as manager David Parker tried to iron out the reasons for their sluggish start to the campaign.To counter the impact of big-name players leaving the club, forwards Melissa Lawley, Katie Wilkinson and Kirsty Linnett have been recruited this season from Bristol Academy, Aston Villa and Arsenal respectively. You can see that in the performance against Birmingham and we're in the semi-final of the FA Cup. It's about building blocks. We're getting a strong side together and continuing to push on.Ahead of the season they lost high-profile striker Eniola Aluko to Chelsea and allowed last season's top scorer, Jodie Taylor, to join Swedish club Gothenburg on loan.
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