The Tigers continue to surge up the Championship table
Hull City’s Amir Hadziahmetovic celebrates with fans after the match at Ewood Park(Image: v)
Former Hull City striker Aaron McLean thinks his old club will have renewed belief about their chances of catching Coventry City, after closing the gap on Saturday.
Lewis Koumas’ debut goal sealed a 1-0 win for City at Blackburn Rovers, their fourth straight win, while the Sky Blues suffered a 2-1 loss at QPR.
Frank Lampard’s men have lost three of their last five, which has allowed the chasing pack to close in. Middlesbrough have won five in a row and moved level on points with Coventry after seeing off Norwich City, with the two clubs only separated by goal difference.
Sergej Jakirovic’s Tigers are five adrift of Coventry and Boro, but they will cut that to just two points if they can win their game in hand against Watford on Tuesday night, and in the process, clock up a fifth straight victory.
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“Losing at QPR is a massive blow. It will give everyone chasing Coventry belief that they can go and catch them and overtake them. I’d probably rather be one of those chasers than Coventry at this moment,” McClean told the BBC.
“It’s a tough, tough period for Frank Lampard. If he manages to do it, it will show what a good manager he is. This is the first time he’s been at a club that is top of the division. Now it’s how you cope when you’re the big club at the top of the tree.
“They’ve hit a rough patch, but the good teams recover from that. That’s where you are judged. Everyone goes through them, but it’s how you recover.
“At the moment, they are really struggling, and it is giving the others huge amounts of confidence. The problem Coventry have now is they are trying to find form when Middlesbrough and Hull (City) are flying – and Ipswich, who have definitely improved from the start of the season.
“As the points gap decreases, the confidence starts to drain away because they’ve been in a comfort zone for such a long period of time.”
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