SLUTSKY RUES HULL’S LOSS OF CONFIDENCE
Hull City will head into Saturday’s home Sky Bet Championship clash with Sunderland on a downer, following last night’s 2-1 defeat at Fulham.
The Tigers played five at the back in the wake of their 5-0 defeat at Derby and head coach Leonid Slutsky admits that he is unsure of his side’s best formation.
“It’s the first time we played more defensively as it was a reaction from Friday,” said the Russian. “We have lost confidence.
“Wear every disappointed as I thought we deserved a minimum of a draw but we don’t have the time to be disappointed.
“It is a very difficult time. We will have a special tactical lesson speaking about a new formation.
“I find our best formation works with our attacking principle. We must decide problems together.
“We don’t have time to be frustrated. We must look forward very positively.
“I think my best team is a team who will play to the maximum level. We can play better. I hope in the next matches we will play better.
“It was a normal match, we had the chances. Each new defeat it is like going back 10 steps. We must move forward very quickly.
“It is a little bit of low confidence, that’s a normal reaction. My target is to change and get confidence.”
Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic was critical of his side despite seeing them earn a first home win of the season.
Ex-Celtic midfielder Stefan Johansen’s 62nd-minute goal earned the Cottagers all three points after Hull’s Jarrod Bowen had cancelled out Floyd Ayite’s first-half goal.
Fulham missed a catalogue of chances despite being dangerous in attack all evening and Jokanovic admits they must kill games off.
“We are satisfied with a first win at Craven Cottage, but we must improve and we must be more clinical,” he said.
“We can be satisfied with three points and I believe we were the better team but we put ourselves under so many risks. We looked confused for a period.
“We make the plans about our attack and our offensive position. We expected them to change something after their defeat against Derby, we were not surprised.
“We created many halfchances