Clinical football is winning football!

SAINTS DID LITTLE WITH THEIR POSSESSION

- By BARRY COOPER

Kyle Joseph celebrates his goal against Southampton

(TONY KING/GETTY IMAGES)

It may have been a sodden afternoon at the MKM Stadium, but the atmosphere was anything but damp amongst those Hull City supporters who watched their side thump Southampton.

Despite the visitors dominating the ball, it was City who carried all the threat and were worth the 3-0 lead they looked to have preserved until Adam Armstrong netted in the 95th minute to rob the Tigers of a clean sheet their defensive work in the previous 94 minutes warranted.

As it was, goals from the hardworking Kyle Joseph, John Lundstram and Oli McBurnie were more than enough to seal a second win of the campaign for Sergej Jakirovic’s impressive Tigers.

Here, Tigers reporter Barry Cooper looks back on a fine afternoon for the Tigers....

We see so much possession-based football nowadays and that was evident again on Saturday. Southampton, managed by one of the new breed of coaches who want their sides to play in a firm structure and dominate the ball, had 71 per cent of it but did next to nothing with it. Despite that, rarely did they threaten Ivor Pandur with much of it going from side to side, without carrying any degree of threat.