The Tigers host the South Yorkshire side at the MKM Stadium, knowing they have to claim three points
Hull City defender Semi Ajayi in action at West Brom(Image: Pro Sports Images)
Semi Ajayi says it’s important Hull City learn from the plethora of mistakes that saw them deliver a below-par display at West Brom on Saturday, as the Tigers look to return to winning ways against Sheffield Wednesday.
City welcome the league’s bottom side to the MKM Stadium this weekend in their final outing before the international break, and know they must find a way to overcome the plucky Owls.
Wednesday may have taken just one point from their last 45 available, but City have first-hand experience of just how difficult they can be to overcome, having twice needed to drag themselves level to scramble a 2-2 draw at Hillsborough on Boxing Day.
Since that game in the Steel City, the Owls have taken just two points, but Ajayi knows his side can take nothing for granted and must take care of business.
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“One hundred per cent, there are no easy games in the Champ,” the Nigerian international told Hull Live. “We have to be on it. We can’t drop our levels just because of where they are in the table, because if you do that in this, in this league, you’ll get punished.
“We have to be at the top of our game. We’ll make sure we are. I’m expecting a tough game from them. We’ll be on it, and we’ll be ready, we’ll be ready for what they have to bring.”
While City’s 3-0 loss against Ajayi’s former club was a major setback, the defender says having a full week of training without a midweek game is a benefit, after such a busy period.
“Absolutely, I think that’s the Championship (it’s about bouncing back quickly). You can’t win every game, you’re gonna have ups and downs, you’re gonna have blips and whatnot. This wasn’t our day, but we have to bounce back and make sure that it is our day next week, so that’s what we’ll be looking to do. We’ll have a full week of training to put anything right that wasn’t right, and then we have to bounce back strong.”
Just eight games remain for City to secure their place in the end of season play-offs and give themselves a three-game shot at making the Premier League.
For Ajayi, the full focus remains on dealing with the job in hand and that comes on Saturday: “We’re just taking it one game at a time,” he explained. “Our full focus is on Sheffield Wednesday and making sure we put things right and being at our maximum come Saturday.”
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