City 1 Hull 1: Player ratings

November 28, 2009

6 GIVEN Very little to do, other than try to stay warm and keep his mind active

5 RICHARDS Strong and positive one moment, hesitant and uncertain the next

6 TOURE Marshalled the defence well, and his forward gallops could achieve cult status

6 LESCOTT One of his better games, and unlucky to concede the penalty

7 BRIDGE Much smarter in his choices, which meant he defended and attacked well

8 WRIGHT-PHILLIPS Scored the vital goal, almost had a penalty, and always posed problems

6 IRELAND Prodded and prompted to good effect, enjoying the return of Robinho

6 DE JONG In an attacking line-up, he fulfilled a vital role sitting in front of the back four

6 ROBINHO Rusty at times, and tired towards the end, but still showed flashes of class

6 TEVEZ Flattered to deceive, a very bright and inventive start turning into a below-par display

5 ADEBAYOR Still not 100 per cent fit – or maybe he has been saving himself up for Arsenal …

Substitutes SANTA CRUZ (for Adebayor 67) Barely had a touch 5 BELLAMY (for Robinho 76) no time

Not used: Taylor, Onuoha, Kompany, Johnson, Weiss

HULL: Duke, McShane, Gardner, Zayatte, Dawson, Garcia, Marney (Boateng 61), Bullard, Hunt, Geovanni (Barmby 61), Altidore (Vennegoor of Hesselink 73)

Battle of the bosses: No half-time talk on the pitch from Phil Brown, but he had his men fired up, while Hughes’ men lost their way

Referee: Lee Probert 7

Attendance: 46,382

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roy580, blackpool (28/11/2009 at 18:03)

hughes out!!!!!.simples.all we want for xmas mr mubarek is mr mourinho

wollongong blue. Aus (28/11/2009 at 18:05)

Santa cruz was absolutely pathetic, he had plenty of time to make an impact. Does he even wear studs? Everytime a ball gets to him in a dangerous area he either falls over, slips or cant get a 3 yard sprint in. Was absolutely disgusted with the performance today. Drawing at home to Hull and they didnt play particularly well at all.

roy580, blackpool (28/11/2009 at 18:05)

HUGHES(CRAP MANAGER OF A BIG CLUB)OUT.MR MOURINHO FOR XMAS PLEASE MR MUBAREK

Portsmouth Blue (28/11/2009 at 18:06)

Dire!

Sean Lynch (28/11/2009 at 18:10)

Still doesn't know his best team, losing the plot by the week, Hughes has to go, he isn't good enough.
We need a proven international class winner like Hiddink.
This season is falling apart slowly

wheniwasyoung, gorton (28/11/2009 at 18:10)

keep supporting hughes but time for a top manager
can see us losing 5 nill next week.

blueloon, Northwich (28/11/2009 at 18:10)

Time to change the management team as this one does,nt seem to be working, production is at an all time low. I think the only answere is redundancies .

FLEA, MANCHESTER (28/11/2009 at 18:11)

Inept perfomance.

wheniwasyoung, gorton (28/11/2009 at 18:11)

keep supporting hughes but time for
a top class manager.

david pollard (28/11/2009 at 18:13)

Despite the expensive collection of talent on display again there is not doubt that the tactics and the system is just not working at the minute. We look disjointed and a collection of individuals rather than a team. We just don't have the killer instinct at the moment. I thought Lescott, de Jong and Bridge were the best on show today and, from where I sat it was Toure who gave the penalty away, not Lescott.
Robbie looked good in flashes, Adebayor not really in the game and Tevez for all his hard running still can't hit the target enough for a £25 million striker. Wish Hughes had brough Kompany on to help see out the game and shut up shop to win 1-0 rather than trying to score another as we just didn't look like doing so.
I think we need to re-think the tactics and change the formation which means one of the strikers will have to be sacrificed. Would love to see Weiss play on Wednesday to give SWP a rest too.

Maine Blue, Altrincham (28/11/2009 at 18:15)

Disgraceful
Hughes - DO ONE!

paulo jackson (28/11/2009 at 18:15)

lee probert 7?? the man was totally useless if that was not a pen on swp then i have never seen one!!!!!

Elano's PR Manager, Gorton (28/11/2009 at 18:16)

Are there still any clowns out there who still think Hughes should remain? The guy has not got a clue and should go ASAP. I suspect we'll lose to Arsenal mid-week and then Hughes will be history

Phil , Sacramento, CA U.S.A. (28/11/2009 at 18:18)

Stop the presses! Woolleyback Blue has, in another forum, posted the following about today's game: "Hull just froze over. We were terrible. 11 individuals who can occasionally string a few passes together. Not a team, no spirit, no passion and no idea's. At this rate MH is managing himself out of a job by Xmas."
Well, well, well...the worm has turned, hasn't it? C'mon Woolley, now it's time for you to MAN UP and apologize to Duk Egg and finally admit that his judgment re footballing matters is easily superior to yours! On the other hand, I want to personally congratulate Mr. Woolley One for casting aside his Clapperistic pretensions and finally embracing the most-worthy mantle of Post-Clapperism.

trueblue, manchester (28/11/2009 at 18:20)

Rating: M Hughes 1/10 - Out of his depth

7501 , Manchester (28/11/2009 at 18:22)

You were told, Adebayor is lazy, Tevez is a headless chicken, Bridge was Ashley Cole's boot cleaner, Lescott average £10m at most. And you think you can challange the champions? Keep dreaming.

Neil Higson (28/11/2009 at 18:27)

Gus Hiddink please sign in at reception

tommy hutchinson's dribble, Mexico (28/11/2009 at 18:30)

I am glad none of the people posting negative stuff on this board actually have any responsibility to take decisions. They would surely take the wrong ones.

The team has looked more solid the last couple of games. Shay Given had nothing to do, more than try and keep out a dodgy penalty. If it was a penalty SWP's was a stone waller.

Sometimes you just need a bit of luck.

True Blue,Galway.Ireland, Galway (28/11/2009 at 18:32)

Bye Bye Mark you're on the slippery slope out the City back door.

Colin Bell's Boots, Wilmslow (28/11/2009 at 18:34)

The knives will certainly be out for MH after yet another draw at home, having once again had the lead in the game.

Hughes doesn't appear tactically aware and his substitutions were like for like, therefore bringing no variation to the approach.

Adebayor looked lethargic and spent far too much time out and nobody got hold of the midfield whereas Bullard was keeping everything going for Hull ( despite being out injured for a long spell. RSC contributed nothing having been brought on,

Ireland didn't have a good game, with too many balls being given away, so bringing Johnson or Kompany into midfield might have cut down the effect Bullard was having, but it was not to be.

Hughes ( and his managemnt team ) are playing into the hands of his critics, and bad results in the next two games will see the pressure increase considerably, possibly to breaking point with many more dissenters calling for him to be replaced.

He needs to be decisive and quickly, because many more performances like this, considering the amount of money he has had available to him, will surely bring about his demise.

The Insider, CTID. (28/11/2009 at 18:35)

Elano`s pr manager, be assured that MH will be going nowere even if we get beat by the gooners, YAWN YAWN YAWN !!! CTID BELIEVE.

Reidus, Cambridge (28/11/2009 at 18:35)

i was one of hughes' biggest backers, not anymore

Matthew Savage (28/11/2009 at 18:35)

that point could be vital at the end of the season.

DaveS66, Ireland (28/11/2009 at 18:38)

Russia are not going to the world cup.. Sack Hughes and get Hiddink in!!!

Auntie Mary's Canary, My Blue Heaven (28/11/2009 at 18:44)

Go Hughes! Out of your depth! We need a big name who can sort this mess out!

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