It wasn't the formation of the team that were at fault for Hull's second and third goals - just some really poor defending - Hull strolled through.

The players need to take responsibility. Shouting instructions
from the technical area will not stop them making such basic errors. I think Dann as captain needs to stand up and take control during the game - he's not been the same since coming back from his injury layoff. Otherwise let McArthur try a stint as captain. We also need more quality in January to at least put pressure on for a starting place.

It's no surprise that their 2 goals were down our left. A lef back is needed asap

I believe the fact remains that if we keep shipping goals as we have been doing until the end of the season we will find ourselves in the Championship.
Get back to basics I say !

The value of players such as Jedinak and Derry is that, though not gifted players themselves, they brought out 110 per cent in teammates . This more than compensated for their own deficiencies.

One particular concern is that Kelly seems to have zero appetite for the fray. He doesn't seem to enjoy the challenge of pitting his skills against some of the best forwards in football. He's fairly quick and heads the ball well. He is also a reasonable crosser of the ball. But some of his tackling, especially sideways, is as thin a tissue paper and he can't short-pass his way way out of tight situations. If he could a bit more zeal and enthusiasm into his game, he might improve. A bit of work on his psyche is required.

Considering how many goals he has let in since his recall, it may seem eccentric to single out Wayne Hennessy for . . . praise.

But in my view he is much improved since last season. Although they were not featured in MOTD, he made a couple of really smart stops in the second half v Hull.

Had they gone in, the score could have been 4-2 or even 5-2.

For a big lad, he's pretty good at getting down to daisy cutters.

Here's hoping he's in ace form for what is likely to be a busy Wednesday night.

COYP.

GK: Jules
CB: Dann
CB: Delaney
RB: Tomkins
LB: Ward
CM: Ledley
CM: McArthur
RM: Townsend
LM: Chung Lee
ST: Wilf
ST: Benteke