The Bantams earned their first win under Alexander on Saturday, a 1-0 success over Accrington Stanley in his third League Two game in command.
Kelly had fallen out of favor under Mark Hughes, but he has been a driving force this week after coming on as a half-time substitute against Notts County when City were 4-0 down.
Bradford have outscored their opponents 8-1 in five halves since Kelly came on, with Kelly even creating Tyler Smith’s winner against Accrington Stanley.
“I’ve had that spell out, but if I’ve been waiting for my chance, hopefully I’ve taken that today,” the 25-year-old Irishman remarked.
“We have a massive squad and great players; we’re all pushing each other, and thankfully I got my chance.”
Kelly is one of the players who has revelled in Alexander’s work ethic. “It’s only been a few weeks; he’s still finding his feet, but we’re doing a lot of running, and training’s been tough,” said Kelly, who said players have had to adapt to having three different voices, with Alexander following Mark Hughes and Kevin McDonald.
“It’s tough because they all have their own tactics and what they want to do, but at the end of the day, you’re a football player, and you need to do what they want. Hopefully we’re doing that now, and it’s really starting to click with the new gaffer.
“It’s never going to be vastly different, just a few different things with corner set-ups, etc., but we’ve brought it into the games.”
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