27-12-2024, 08:45
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Rubén Sellés says his team must make opportunities count after Hull City’s 1-0 Boxing Day defeat at Preston North End.
Brad Potts’ clinical second-half strike settled a tight affair, with Regan Slater spurning a golden early chance after João Pedro was denied by Freddie Woodman, who also saved well from Mason Burstow.
“We feel bad because we lost the game,” said Sellés. “We did enough in the game to get at least one point but that doesn’t count.
“The team had personality. We played the game we want. We created the situations to score at least one goal and we didn’t.
“In one action, we went 1-0 down and we never recovered in terms of the score but we were competitive enough.
“We create situations. It’s not only the situation with Regan after five minutes; he knows better than anybody that situation should go in the net.
“We created some other situations and we need to make it count. It’s time for us to adjust those small details and put those situations in the net because when they happen against us, we get punished.
“We need to continue developing that competitiveness and games like today, when we have opportunities, make it count and then we will be in a better place.”
The Tigers have been dealt a further injury blow with central defender Charlie Hughes set for a spell on the treatment table.
Sellés revealed: “A couple of days ago, we finished training, he’s fine, he goes to take a shower and then when he finished, he felt a bit of tightness in his hamstring. We found a hamstring injury there that is going to be six to eight weeks.”
Xavier Simons missed the match through illness but could return for the final fixture of 2024 away to play-off hopefuls Blackburn Rovers on Sunday 29 December.
Rubén Sellés says his team must make opportunities count after Hull City’s 1-0 Boxing Day defeat at Preston North End.
Brad Potts’ clinical second-half strike settled a tight affair, with Regan Slater spurning a golden early chance after João Pedro was denied by Freddie Woodman, who also saved well from Mason Burstow.
“We feel bad because we lost the game,” said Sellés. “We did enough in the game to get at least one point but that doesn’t count.
“The team had personality. We played the game we want. We created the situations to score at least one goal and we didn’t.
“In one action, we went 1-0 down and we never recovered in terms of the score but we were competitive enough.
“We create situations. It’s not only the situation with Regan after five minutes; he knows better than anybody that situation should go in the net.
“We created some other situations and we need to make it count. It’s time for us to adjust those small details and put those situations in the net because when they happen against us, we get punished.
“We need to continue developing that competitiveness and games like today, when we have opportunities, make it count and then we will be in a better place.”
The Tigers have been dealt a further injury blow with central defender Charlie Hughes set for a spell on the treatment table.
Sellés revealed: “A couple of days ago, we finished training, he’s fine, he goes to take a shower and then when he finished, he felt a bit of tightness in his hamstring. We found a hamstring injury there that is going to be six to eight weeks.”
Xavier Simons missed the match through illness but could return for the final fixture of 2024 away to play-off hopefuls Blackburn Rovers on Sunday 29 December.
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