EPL 2016-17: Hull City 2-1 Leicester City – 5 talking points
The champions, Leicester City, started their campaign at the KCOM stadium, looking to push on from the last season. Hull City, on the other hand, have been in the news for what is going on off the field, recently. In this game, though, Hull City showed the resilience to take the game to the champions and ran out deserved winners.
Winning the game 2-1 with excellent goals from Diomande and Snodgrass, they brought the champions back to earth. The season opener took place at the KCOM stadium and there were quite a few performances, which stood out.
Here is a look at the 5 talking points:
#1 Hull City show they are not going to roll over
If the first half was anything to go by, Hull City did not look as undercooked as feared. It was understandable that being the season opener, both teams were tentative and there were some jittery back passes which almost resulted in Leicester taking the lead.
But just before half time Hull City took the lead via an overhead goal, a combination of Adama Diomande and Abel Hernandez, with the last touch coming off Diomande.
Mike Phelan may be the caretaker coach, but the defensive shape and the ability to counter attack against the team, which reinvented counter-attack last season to capture the Premier League, was indeed a display of good tactics.
The unrest at Hull City may have put undue pressure on a lot of players, but the Tigers showed focus and determination and the fans would be pleased with their on the pitch performance.