Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic believes it was his side’s shape that was the reason behind their 3-1 win against Southampton on Saturday.
Goals from Kyle Joseph, John Lundstram and Oli McBurnie saw off a struggling Southampton all despite the Tigers having less than 30% possession of the ball.
“I’m very happy because the players put everything out on the pitch with energy, with intensity,” said the Bosnian to BBC Radio Humberside. “We were struggling in some situations because Southampton is a very good team, invest a lot of money and they will fight for promotion for sure because this is traditional.
“I knew we wouldn’t have the ball because they are very good in possession, but the plan was that we were compact if we are low or in the middle zone.
“At the end it succeeded because we scored three beautiful goals, especially with crosses, because when we analysed Southampton they struggled with controlling the players in the box.”
