Corry Evans says that he is left impressed with the impact made by Blackburn Rovers’ new signing, Jay Spearing.
The Bolton Wanderers midfielder has moved to Ewood Park on a short-term loan spell in order to get first team football. He may have featured in 27 matches so far this season, butSpearing has come in to partner Evans in the centre of midfield. After being in contention for a play-off spot only a few months ago, Blackburn Rovers have slipped down the table due to poor form. Having had just one win in the last five matches, Blackburn are currently outside the top ten.
Evans says thatSpearing has taken no time to settle into the midfield. Further, the fitness levels shown by the former Liverpool midfielder are so good that it feels likeSpearing has been part of this group of players since the start of the season. Since Spearing left Bolton, the club has been able to climb out of relegation trouble. They have been able to establish a 10 point buffer between them and the relegation zone. Evans will be hoping that the presence of Spearing lifts the former to the club. Further inconsistency from Blackburn continued after a 1-0 loss to Watford. Read more »
Hull City manager Steve Bruce was not happy with the way referee Chris Foy did not send off Gary Cahill for his second yellow card. Chelsea took on Hull at Stamford Bridge and they managed to win the game comfortably 2-0.
The task of three points for the West Londoners was made a little easy in the second half after the referee sent off Hull’s Tom Huddlestone with a second yellow card. His two rash challenges meant that Hull were not able to put up much of a fight in the closing moments of the game. Bruce reckons that Chelsea should have also been reduced to 10 men.
Bruce has recalled the incident in the second half when Cahill appeared to simulate a challenge in order to earn a penalty. Neither a penalty nor a booking was given and this turned out to be a crucial moment in the match. Read more »
Hull City recently completed the signings of Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long from Everton and West Brom respectively. Manager Steve Bruce is hoping that they prove to be the difference in the second half of the season. He says that both strikers can score the goals required to make them look like bargains. Scoring goals has been a major problem for Hull in after their return to the Premier league. Even though the club have been able to stay well clear of the relegation zone, they would have been closer to the European qualifying places if not for a bad scoring record.
Bruce has been able to organise his team extremely well so that they are tough to beat and also score goals against. This has helped them get one of the best defensive records in the division amongst all teams put together. They have allowed just 27 goals in the 21 matches. The problem with scoring becomes apparent when looked at the record of goals scored in the 21 matches, as it stands at just 22. Even though they are in the 10th position right now, they are just five points above the relegation zone. Bruce is not taking chances this time around and he hopes that the addition of Jelavic and Long become the difference.
“I have, in 15 years as a manager, always treated any club I work for as if it was my money. I think of the actual prices we have paid, both are real value for money, I really do think that. Of course the numbers have add-ons but the actual fees paid are the same or they are a margin apart. I believe at this particular moment for a 26-year-old (Long) and a 28-year-old (Jelavic) to do the business we have is fantastic piece of business otherwise I would not have done it,” said Bruce.
Hull City manager Steve Bruce was responsible for bringing a number of South Americans to the Premier league when he was the manager at Birmingham and Wigan athletic. Maynor Figueroa is one of those players who was brought to English football back in 2008. Now a free agent, the former Wigan player has decided to join Bruce at Hull City and he has said that he is already delighted at the prospect of working with the former Manchester United defender once again. After being sacked by Sunderland, Bruce took over at Championship Hull City and he got into the Premier league through the automatic places.
In order to survive in the Premier league, Bruce is keen on revamping the squad by bringing in players with ability experience. Maynor Figueroa is someone who fits the bill exactly, while the 31-year-old is also available on a free transfer after his contract with Wigan came to an end. Aside from wanting to play in the Premier league, Figueroa has said that the chance to work with Bruce once again proved tough to disregard. Figueroa is the second signing for the club after they brought in the Peterborough man George Boyd on a loan deal only recently.
“When the team were playing the final few games in the Championship, I paid close attention to the results because I wanted Steve Bruce to achieve promotion. I was happy for him to earn the success. He is a great manager and I’m looking forward to working with him again,” said Figueroa after signing a new two-year contract with the club. It is understood that Wigan tried their best to keep the Honduras international, but he was too keen on playing in the Premier league. He is one of the several departures from the DW stadium after their relegation.
After managing to put together a run for the automatic promotion spots only a few months ago, Hull City have slipped down the table in recent weeks on the account of poor form from the team. Now, the team must sacrifice their footballing philosophies in order to achieve promotion at the end of the season according to the manager Steve Bruce. After going through a sticky spell in the month of January when they slipped out of the top two positions, Hull City have been able to regain their moment as a result of three wins in the last five matches.
This has put them back in the second position, and the manager Steve Bruce is keen to maintain this position till the end of the season. Only the top two teams are promoted automatically to the Premier league, while the remaining one place is contested by four teams in the play-offs. Hull City managed a lastgasp winner against Derby County in order to get above Watford in the table. Due to the fact that the pitch at the KC stadium is not at its best at the moment, the manager Bruce has said that it is time that the team forgot their football philosophies and concentrated on only winning football matches.
“You can forget all about performances at this time of year, it doesn’t matter. You’re not necessarily looking for the team to play well, you have to go and get the result. If you can play well then great, but it’s not what matters now. We’re almost at the end of February. After these next few days at home, it’s one more game in February and we’re then looking at March. So it’s vitally important that we can pick up another couple of wins to keep it going,” said Bruce.
The Hull City manager Steve Bruce has said that he is happy with the performance of his players despite the 1-1 draw at Peterborough United during the weekend. Hull City came into the encounter as one of the teams chasing the automatic promotion spots. They have been in excellent form over the last couple of months, which helped them close the gap on leaders Cardiff City. However, the team has been suffering in terms of form of late. They have managed just one victory in the last five matches, and the lack of the winning run continued after the 1-1 draw with Peterborough.
It was an extremely disappointing result for Hull City considering the fact that Peterborough were in the relegation zone. This has also meant that Cardiff City have been able to open a 10 point advantage, while Hull City have also been overtaken by Leicester City in the table. Hull managed to open the scoring through an own goal from Newell in the 33rd minute. Even though they were unable to double their advantage, they looked on course for three points. However, McCann scored a penalty in the 79th minute to equalise for Peterborough and it remained the way till the full-time whistle.
“You’re always disappointed to be pegged back in the final few minutes of a match, but in all truth I don’t think we deserved anything more than a point. We gave away a soft penalty which I have absolutely no complaints about, but I can’t be too disappointed to be sat third in the league with only goal difference keeping us out of the automatic promotion places. Any footballer would have struggled to play on a slippy surface where the ball was jumping around all over the place,” said Bruce referring to the tough conditions.
The Hull City manager Steve Bruce has said that he is extremely delighted with his display of his team in the recent match against Watford. Hull City managed to bring an end to the seven-game unbeaten run that had pushed Watford to the sixth position in the table by beating them 2-1 at home. As a result of this victory, Hull City themselves strengthen their position for finishing the play-offs come the end of the season. There is also an outside chance of Steve Bruce and his men getting promoted to the Premier league automatically.
David Meyler opened the scoring for Hull City in the match and the opposition could have no complaints about it because Hull City were easily the best team in the first half. Even though Watford were extremely good in the second half, they were unable to break the stubborn defence of Hull City. Steve Bruce’s men also managed extended their lead in the second half through a goal from Robbie Brady, who scored with a wonderful 25-yard freekick. Nathaniel Chalobah’s effort was cleared off the line for Watford, who only managed to get a consolation in the injury time through the goal from Troy Deeney. It was the sixth goal in just seven matches for Troy Deeney, as he continues to display impressive form.
“Watford in the second half were better but the first half I can’t really remember my goalkeeper having a touch of the ball and we’ve had two chances in the first three minutes which we’ve missed. But we knew Gianfranco’s (Zola) team would be different in the second half, they’re on a great run of form but I think we were worthy winners. We could have been and should have been out of sight,” said Steve Bruce after the match, which raised Hull into the fourth position.
Hull City has defeated Millwall by a profound margin of 4-1 on Saturday at KC Stadium. It was a professional effort by the Hull city players. They played according to the plan and hardly made a wrong move in the match. On the other hand, the Millwall team looked wayward and there was a lack of coordination between the Millwall players. Had the Millwall goalkeeper, Maik Taylor, not made some brilliant saves, the team could have lost the match with a much bigger margin.
The Millwall players showed a bit of resistance in the second half, but, the Hull team had done enough damage in the first half. The Hull City players scored all the goals in the first half. Robert Koren opened the scoring for Hull City in the 14th minute of the match. He put the ball into the left hand corner of the goal post with a well placed shot from a distance of 25 yards. That goal was fantastic to watch. Jay Simpson doubled the lead of Hull City in the 32nd minute. The goal was set up by Stephen Quinn. Simpson got the ball pretty close to the penalty box and he didn’t let the opportunity go begging. The ball went straight into the bottom corner of the net and that was enough to bring huge smiles on the face of home supporters.
Millwall got into trouble when Abdoulaye Faye scored the third goal for Hull City in the 36th minute. James Chester assisted the goal and Faye capitalized on his pass by heading the ball past the Millwall goalkeeper. Sone Aluko gave Millwall the fourth blow just a few minutes before the half time break.
Darius Henderson scored the only goal for Millwall in the 63rd minute and restored some pride for his team. Hull City will play its next match against Leeds United on 18th of September at Elland Road.
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