Liam Rosenior’s verdict after Hull City’s thrilling 3-2 win at rivals Coventry City
Liam Rosenior says the manner of Hull City’s performance was everything he wanted to see from his side, after their thrilling 3-2 win at play-off rivals Coventry City.
The Tigers twice led in a pulsating contest and were twice pegged back by the hosts before striker Noah Ohio came off the bench to force home the winning goal with just over 10 minutes to go, to keep their hopes of making the top six alive – the result moves the Tigers to within three points of the top six with two to play.
Rosenior, who watched from the stands owing to a surprise touchline ban, felt frustrated by the performance of referee Leigh Doughty on the night, but was delighted his players responded to their setbacks to find a way of winning a crucial encounter.
“I thought it was two excellent teams,” Rosenior told Hull Live. “I think I’ve said it before, every time I come up against Mark’s team or when I’ve seen Mark’s teams over the years, not just at this club consistently, I think he’s an outstanding manager.
“Coventry were a credit to the Championship on Sunday (in the FA Cup semi-final) in terms of the way they played and I thought the game today was a credit to the Championship for two excellent teams going toe to toe for something really, really special.
“The lads found the way. I thought first half again, it was everything that I want to see in my team in terms of our possession play, in terms of our dominance, our control, and our technical play. We came on to a really really good game. I’m not going to speak about decisions, but the free-kick (for Coventry’s first equaliser) is not – I’m contradicting myself. It’s not a free-kick.
“It’s a great finish from Kasey (Palmer), but then we kept playing, kept playing, and then in the second half, Mark brings on his two-speed demons (Haji Wright and Ellis Simms) which we expected, Ellis and Haji Wright come on and they change the flow of the game for the first few minutes, and we see it out.”
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Rosenior was unhappy at how the second equaliser came with the ball clearly behind for a goal-kick before Bobby Thomas headed in. “My team stopped because they think the ball’s gone out of play, well, it has gone out of play, clearly, it’s not even a difficult decision and then we come back again.
“That’s what makes me really, really proud today because we showed resilience, grit and a determination to get the job done.”
