Stoke claim Tigers win – reactionpublished at 19:44 GMT
19:44 GMT
FT: Hull City 0-1 Stoke City
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Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic speaking to BBC Radio Humberside:
“It’s a normal Championship game, especially at this moment where every game is coming too fast.
“You just have recovery and mental preparation. I think in these days, in this moment, whoever has more energy, more will, more desire, then you can expect something.
“I expected this type of game because, from what I saw, there were a lot of aerial challenges and long balls. I was not satisfied in the first half especially, because we didn’t play; we just kicked the ball forward, which was very easy to defend.
“I’m not disappointed at all because I know the lads gave everything on the pitch. In our circumstances, we are losing every game one or two players.”
Stoke City head coach Mark Robins speaking to BBC Radio Stoke:
“I’m delighted because it’s not an easy place to come. The pitch wasn’t great. What was great was the way we tried to play, the way we moved the ball on it.
“Obviously, we’ve had our challenges this week, so it’s been a really good result at the end of that.
“That’s a third game in a short space of time, and on Saturday we travel to Norwich for the game on Sunday. It’s tough, really tough, so they deserve an awful lot of credit.”