Hull City boss Steve Bruce believes attacking style can maintain promotion push
STEVE Bruce has promised a winter of thrills and spills lies ahead as his attack-minded Hull City side set their sights on promotion.
The high-flying Tigers responded brilliantly to their defeat at Cardiff when recording a first away win over Birmingham City in 42 years.
-
LET’S CELEBRATE: Hull City players show their delight after James Chester’s goal made it 3-0 to the Tigers, adding to a breathtaking Sone Aluko brace.
A 3-2 success was secured in a breath-taking opening to the game, one that saw City race into a three-goal lead thanks to a Sone Aluko brace and a James Chester header.
Goals from Ravel Morrison and Marlon King ensured the 1,244 travelling fans were put through an emotional wringer for the second half of an absorbing encounter, but Bruce paid tribute to his side's attitude.
Business Cards From Only £10.95 Delivered www.myprint-247.co.uk
View detailsOur heavyweight cards have FREE UV silk coating, FREE next day delivery & VAT included. Choose from 1000's of pre-designed templates or upload your own artwork. Orders dispatched within 24hrs.
Terms: Visit our site for more products: Business Cards, Compliment Slips, Letterheads, Leaflets, Postcards, Posters & much more. All items are free next day delivery. www.myprint-247.co.uk
Contact: 01858 468192
Valid until: Friday, May 31 2013
"The way I've set ourselves up, I've wanted us to be a little bit different," he said.
"That means we will concede goals but we're also capable of scoring three goals somewhere.
"We've done it here at Birmingham, we did it at Leeds and we should have done it at Bristol City too.
"There's a long winter ahead but we've shown at some tough places, we shouldn't fear any side we're up against.
"Everyone will rightfully talk about the first 30 or so minutes but the last hour was just as pleasing for us.
"We stuck at it and we dug in and that's what you need sometimes."
Although Aluko's seventh and eighth goals of the season ensured he was the hero of the hour, Bruce was keen to deflect some plaudits on to his three-man defence of Abdoulaye Faye, Chester and son Alex.
On his return to St Andrew's, the club he served as a youngster, Alex Bruce joined Aluko in haunting his former club.
"I felt Alex probably had his best game for us," said Bruce.
"Some of the challenges he made were excellent. The only issue for Alex coming here would be whether he could mix in with the rest of the lads, and if he was comfortable in the group.
"You see the way he plays, his team-mates know he's capable. If he wasn't capable and playing every week, then we would have a problem.
"He's proving he belongs at this level and he gives us a little bit of composure too. He seems to be in the right place at the right time."
Positioned encouragingly in fourth with 31 points, City have the opportunity to plant roots in the top six with back-to-back home games against Burnley this weekend and league-leaders Crystal Palace a week from tomorrow.
Bruce will hope to welcome back Paul McShane from his calf injury when the Clarets arrive this weekend but doubts will hang over Liam Rosenior after he was forced off due to his persistent groin problem.
CITY keeper Mark Oxley has cut short his loan spell with Burton Albion after scans revealed he had broken a finger during the FA Cup win over Altrincham, a game watched in person by Tigers' boss Steve Bruce last Thursday.
Comments
by ianhale1965
Tuesday, November 20 2012, 1:48PM
“Mark Oxley doesn't seem to have much luck. Feel for you dude!”
by Daveinleeds
Tuesday, November 20 2012, 11:41AM
“really spelling and Grammar''''''''
we all agree that Hull city are doing well
we all agree the HDM is not a great newspaper
Oscar Wilde does not work for the HDM
And no-one with a future that history will laud as such
we have a more industrial style of Journalism
which has suited our somewhat plain style of yore
Is Carol Ann Duffy interested --because of late we are playing
with a certain air of 'touched by the Muse'
Who can know what lies lay ahead or what lies ahead lay in our future. The lay of the lie will lie in the way of the lie of the land and what lays ahead will lie in the hands not of the liar but in the lay and gift of the fates.”
by Tigerjim
Tuesday, November 20 2012, 10:52AM
“Back to back wins at home would be an excellent way to cement our place in the top six. That's a tough call against 2 teams with differing recent form. Burnley have been our bogey team for a while now. I have a feeling we'll put that one to rest with a win. That would set us up nicely for a real 6 pointer with CP.Such a relief to be scoring goals freely enough. We just need to stop the kamikzae stuff at the back to look more solid. Should be gripping at the KC, though. Good luck to all who are able to go. UTT!”
by Jimirockstar
Tuesday, November 20 2012, 9:01AM
“Scooter234 - The sentence to which you refer requires the third person singular form of the verb 'to lie', since it is the winter that 'lies' ahead. It is the winter 'doing' the verb. The sentence could alternatively have been written "Steve Bruce has promised thrills and spills lie ahead this winter as his attack-minded Hull City side set their sights on promotion" as this would mean that the third person plural form of the verb would be required.
The instant you rely on namecalling to try to win an argument is the instant it becomes clear you have no real argument.
If you're going to call someone out for misusing our beautiful English language you should really know what you're talking about in the first place.”
by scooter234
Tuesday, November 20 2012, 7:17AM
“@jimcockstar, dull-tigger, garethcage2, oh so perfect super fans, not.
Steve Bruce has promised a winter of thrills and spills that lie ahead, as his attack-minded team, Hull City, set their sights on promotion.
Steve Bruce has promised a winter of thrills and spills ahead, as his attack-minded side, Hull City, set their sights on promotion.”
by killer127
Monday, November 19 2012, 4:52PM
“Lets see how we do against our bogey side Burnley and Palace next week before we start putting the champagne on ice, no one ever won the league or promotion at Christmas, we still need a couple of player in January, a striker and a keeper should be priorities, but its better being at the top looking down than it is being at the bottom looking up..UTT”
by wardie
Monday, November 19 2012, 3:57PM
“More thrills than spills please.
UTFT”
by rob37n
Monday, November 19 2012, 11:52AM
“Keep it going! It's looking good, there may be the odd stumble, but so far things are looking very promising!”
by GarethC2010
Monday, November 19 2012, 9:42AM
“Scooter234 = numpty”
by hull_tiger
Monday, November 19 2012, 9:28AM
“haha, do your rip scooter234”