by Hull Daily Mail
FOOTBALL moves on very quickly and no-one can afford to be thinking about the FA Cup when Hull City head to Crystal Palace tomorrow.
Whilst it’s great to be in the last 16 and facing a game against Brighton, City’s bread and butter is the Premier League and they need to ensure they do the business at Selhurst Park.
City will go there with a buzz around the squad after beating Southend, but you’d still expect manager Steve Bruce to make something like eight or nine changes to his starting line-up.
Fortunately for Bruce, he now has players waiting in the wings who are playing well and putting real pressure on him with regards to his team selection. That can only keep everyone on their toes and be good for the club’s hopes of avoiding the drop.
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But make no mistake, they are heading to a Palace side which is now looking like it has real belief that they can avoid the drop themselves.
Since Tony Pulis came in as manager they have looked a lot more organised and are a difficult side to beat at home anyway.
Pulis was at the KC Stadium and in the stands when Palace inflicted a 1-0 defeat on the Tigers earlier in the season, but they are now a side which is much more in his mould.
As fans will know from his time at Stoke, he likes his sides to get the ball up to the strikers early and try to play the majority of the game in the opposition’s third.
City will have to be able to deal with that threat, before they can even start to think about getting the ball down and passing it in the manner they prefer.
Palace are coming into the game on the back of a cup defeat by Championship outfit Wigan, the holders, so the two sides could not be more of a contrast in terms of atmosphere.
But with belief running through the camp after the weekend FA Cup win, City will fancy their chances in the capital.
And although it is a bit of a six-pointer, it’s also a great chance to put yourself in an excellent position if you do pick up the victory.
Source:- http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Crystal-Palace-v-Hull-City-Peter-Swan-says-Tigers/story-20505609-detail/story.html
FOOTBALL moves on very quickly and no-one can afford to be thinking about the FA Cup when Hull City head to Crystal Palace tomorrow.
Whilst it’s great to be in the last 16 and facing a game against Brighton, City’s bread and butter is the Premier League and they need to ensure they do the business at Selhurst Park.
City will go there with a buzz around the squad after beating Southend, but you’d still expect manager Steve Bruce to make something like eight or nine changes to his starting line-up.
Fortunately for Bruce, he now has players waiting in the wings who are playing well and putting real pressure on him with regards to his team selection. That can only keep everyone on their toes and be good for the club’s hopes of avoiding the drop.
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But make no mistake, they are heading to a Palace side which is now looking like it has real belief that they can avoid the drop themselves.
Since Tony Pulis came in as manager they have looked a lot more organised and are a difficult side to beat at home anyway.
Pulis was at the KC Stadium and in the stands when Palace inflicted a 1-0 defeat on the Tigers earlier in the season, but they are now a side which is much more in his mould.
As fans will know from his time at Stoke, he likes his sides to get the ball up to the strikers early and try to play the majority of the game in the opposition’s third.
City will have to be able to deal with that threat, before they can even start to think about getting the ball down and passing it in the manner they prefer.
Palace are coming into the game on the back of a cup defeat by Championship outfit Wigan, the holders, so the two sides could not be more of a contrast in terms of atmosphere.
But with belief running through the camp after the weekend FA Cup win, City will fancy their chances in the capital.
And although it is a bit of a six-pointer, it’s also a great chance to put yourself in an excellent position if you do pick up the victory.
Source:- http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Crystal-Palace-v-Hull-City-Peter-Swan-says-Tigers/story-20505609-detail/story.html
