Bell showed team 'can believe in him' - Struber

Bristol City head coach Gerhard Struber said forward Sam Bell showed that the team can "believe in him" as he scored his first goal for the club in almost two years in the win against Sheffield Wednesday.

Bell returned to the Robins earlier this month after spending the first part of the campaign on loan at Wycombe Wanderers in League One where he scored six goals in 21 games.

The 23-year-old slotted in the second goal in a 2-0 win, 13 minutes after coming off the bench.

"[He was] really good in all ball moments, also his speed behind the backline. Very brave in some moments, exactly what I want to see from him, and it was also a promotion for himself today that we can believe in him," Struber told BBC Radio Bristol.

He added he had spoken to Bell about being "brave" rather than "nice".

"He has to show in this stadium that he is the right one for Bristol City and when he goes in the game it is not nice moments [but] combined moments, moments where we have something that we can count on.

"Today we can count a goal from him and this is what we need from a striker, from a player in the attacking area."