Irish Sunday Mirror

Monk:we’re half-hearted

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they changed their shape and they went very direct, and we got outcompete­d in that second half.”

Adams pounced on a short backpass from defender Tommy Elphick to round David Marshall and tap in, and the home side were two goals to the good when a square ball from Jordy de Wijs found Adams and he ran at the Hull defence before shooting into the bottom corner.

But the visitors grabbed the lead after the break as they went direct.

Campbell scored from close range from a low Grosicki cross before following up when Lee Camp could only parry Grosicki’s shot.

The winger then fired in a free-kick, but Adams completed his hat-trick with a shot through a crowded area.

Hull head coach Nigel Adkins admitted his team had handed the first two goals to the home side, but praised his players for bouncing back.

He said: “We gifted them two goals. We changed the formation in the second half and I thought our lads were superb.

“We really had a go, we showed desire and commitment to get back in the game.

“Campbell is grafting hard to get in good positions and Kamil scored a good free-kick.

“At the very end we’ve conceded, our defender has gone to clear the ball and miskicked it and Adams has scored. Let’s be positive, we have got something from the game.”

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BACK OF THE NET That’s three for Birmingham’s Adams

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