Hull City's James Chester: No need to panic but lessons must be learnt from Leicester defeat
JAMES Chester believes Hull City must heed the lessons of a sobering reality check if they are to maintain an impressive start to the Championship season.
A glittering run of three consecutive victories met a limp conclusion on Sunday as the Tigers were second best in a 3-1 loss at Leicester.
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Hull City's James Chester says lessons must be learnt from the team's defeat to Leicester.
The defeat, only City's second in seven league games this season, saw Steve Bruce's men miss out on the chance to climb to their highest position since relegation from the Premier League in 2010.
This Saturday's home clash against a Peterborough side still searching for their first point of the season offers an inviting chance for City to recapture their winning formula.
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But Chester says the set-back suffered at the King Power Stadium should stand as a reminder that nothing will be achieved without the right attitude.
"I certainly know that anyone can beat anyone in this division and the first thing you've got to do is compete if you're going to have any chance of winning a game in this league," said Chester, who spent a short spell on-loan with Peterborough in 2009.
"It's a little kick up the backside for us, but it's no time to start pressing the panic button because we're a good side that can bounce back.
"Peterborough are on a difficult run so they'll be scrapping for everything, but we've been very decent at home this season. It's important that we have a response."
City remain confidently positioned within the Championship's top six after Sunday's defeat, but Peterborough's visit this weekend will start another busy period ahead of the season's second international break.
A mouth-watering home clash with free-scoring Blackpool will test the Tigers a week today before signing off the hectic schedule with a trip to Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday on October 6.
City will attempt to extend a 100 per cent home record when Peterborough and Blackpool arrive in East Yorkshire and Chester remains optimistic.
"Given what we've produced this season I don't feel as though there's anything to worry about," he added.
"There's a lot of new players in this squad and playing a new system so we're all still adapting to that.
"We've done that pretty quickly to be honest and done well so there's nothing here to be concerned about."
Defeat to Leicester was City's first in five league games and compounded by Bruce's dismissal late in the game for remonstrating with the officials.
The frustrations boiled over for the Tigers' boss and that disappointment was made clear to his players after the game.
"We know we're not always going to play as well as we have done in the previous three games but I don't think we competed well enough. We made it too easy for them," added Chester.
"Leicester were a good team and it was never going to be easy, but if you don't compete you've not got much hope.
"The manager hasn't gone too mad with us because we've had a good start to the season but it wasn't good enough at Leicester."
Comments
by BigBillyBilly
Wednesday, September 26 2012, 1:40AM
“Personally,I've spent my entire life expecting to lose 3-1 away to Leicester City,on those occasions we've actually been in the same division as The Foxes,that is.Foxes fans,you reveal nothing but your insecurities by posting here,since when has Hull City been a rival? For the record,Nigel Pearson was a superb manager for Hull,he had a carcass of a team and in next to no time produced an outfit that went 16 games unbeaten away from home.A staggering achievement,and a Hull City record as well.Amazing,frankly,but the players he acquired for Hull says much about his reputation in the game.Koren,Chester,Rosenior,Evans,all VERY good players,readily loaned from Man U,in the cases of Chester and Evans:does Pearson know Warren Joyce as well as Nick Barmby clearly did?
Pearson is also clearly an attentive manager,as well,he sussed out Hull quickly and knew how to hurt us.Hats off to him,and his players.
Pearson is 'boring' because in MediaWorld he is guarded and understated,and never criticises players.Look how Ferguson Jnr has slated his players lately at Peterborough,does anyone have any sense that his team will benefit from his exercise in 'blame shift'? No,I suspect,but I guess he,albeit briefly,has the backing of his board,and so persists,but managers falling out with players in a modest team spells only 'relegation' in The Championship,something that Nigel Pearson DOESN'T do.You should be pleased to have him,Foxes fans.”
by BigBillyBilly
Wednesday, September 26 2012, 1:39AM
“Personally,I've spent my entire life expecting to lose 3-1 away to Leicester City,on those occasions we've actually been in the same division as The Foxes,that is.Foxes fans,you reveal nothing but your insecurities by posting here,since when has Hull City been a rival? For the record,Nigel Pearson was a superb manager for Hull,he had a carcass of a team and in next to no time produced an outfit that went 16 games unbeaten away from home.A staggering achievement,and a Hull City record as well.Amazing,frankly,but the players he acquired for Hull says much about his reputation in the game.Koren,Chester,Rosenior,Evans,all VERY good players,readily loaned from Man U,in the cases of Chester and Evans:does Pearson know Warren Joyce as well as Nick Barmby clearly did?
Pearson is also clearly an attentive manager,as well,he sussed out Hull quickly and knew how to hurt us.Hats off to him,and his players.
Pearson is 'boring' because in MediaWorld he is guarded and understated,and never criticises players.Look how Ferguson Jnr has slated his players lately at Peterborough,does anyone have any sense that his team will benefit from his exercise in 'blame shift'? No,I suspect,but I guess he,albeit briefly,has the backing of his board,and so persists,but managers falling out with players in a modest team spells only 'relegation' in The Championship,something that Nigel Pearson DOESN'T do.You should be pleased to have him,Foxes fans.”
by BigBillyBilly
Wednesday, September 26 2012, 1:39AM
“Personally,I've spent my entire life expecting to lose 3-1 away to Leicester City,on those occasions we've actually been in the same division as The Foxes,that is.Foxes fans,you reveal nothing but your insecurities by posting here,since when has Hull City been a rival? For the record,Nigel Pearson was a superb manager for Hull,he had a carcass of a team and in next to no time produced an outfit that went 16 games unbeaten away from home.A staggering achievement,and a Hull City record as well.Amazing,frankly,but the players he acquired for Hull says much about his reputation in the game.Koren,Chester,Rosenior,Evans,all VERY good players,readily loaned from Man U,in the cases of Chester and Evans:does Pearson know Warren Joyce as well as Nick Barmby clearly did?
Pearson is also clearly an attentive manager,as well,he sussed out Hull quickly and knew how to hurt us.Hats off to him,and his players.
Pearson is 'boring' because in MediaWorld he is guarded and understated,and never criticises players.Look how Ferguson Jnr has slated his players lately at Peterborough,does anyone have any sense that his team will benefit from his exercise in 'blame shift'? No,I suspect,but I guess he,albeit briefly,has the backing of his board,and so persists,but managers falling out with players in a modest team spells only 'relegation' in The Championship,something that Nigel Pearson DOESN'T do.You should be pleased to have him,Foxes fans.”
by normski2412
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 7:38PM
“We were on a good run and any team can beat any other team in this league, it all depends what team turns up on the day and clearly we did not on Sunday. It will be back to what we have done well so far on Saturday but no game is easy. we need to win all our home games and quite a few away to get promoted with so many good teams out there. Leicester fans stop gloating on our fans page as you will come unstuck more times than we will this season. I hope we do not get automatic promotion and beat Leicester in a play off final at Wembley that would be the icing on the cake.UTT!!!!”
by EuroTiger
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 7:04PM
“Cricket score - no doubts .....UTT”
by SK4_Fox
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 5:08PM
“GEvans76 - I take it you obviously wasn't at the game, you have no clue what you're talking about. Hull barely created anything, the scoreline was most definitely not flattering, infact it should of been more. Vardy had two 1on1's saved, Marshall had a shot cleared off the line, Dyer narrowly missed a 1on1, Nugent should of scored another 2, and Bruce handballed the ball clearly in the area and it was given as a free kick on the edge. Knockaert made your players look like Sunday league. So before you go on blaring that the 3-1 score was flattering, I suggest you get a clue - or maybe even watch the extended highlights.
Hull will be lucky to be in the top half come the end of the season from what I seen on Sunday.”
by ruweller
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 3:31PM
“Easy three points for Peterborough at the weekend.”
by TonyM
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 3:14PM
“superfox1, even you refer to him as "boring Nigel!"”
by Superfoxes1
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 1:38PM
“Yes VoiceNReason, wasn,t you the one saying that you,d beat us..3-1 pal to boring Ngels blue and white army....Up the City”
by Stivg
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 11:35AM
“I agree with PompeyPete40 Peterboro wont come here to roll over, they will want to get rid of the "James Bond" they have, Birmingham fans thought they had an "Easy" Barnsley game. Hope City turn up with their heads in the right frame and be ruthless,and get back on track.”