Tigers must shake off their soft underbelly

Hull City vs Preston NE

- By BARRY COOPER

Hull City produced some of their best football under Sergej Jakirovic in the first half at Watford, according to their head coach, only to throw it all away in the second and lose 2-1.

Oli McBurnie's goal had City on their way to a first away success at Vicarage Road since 2012, only to be pegged back twice in the second period.

The Tigers' continued defensive struggles contributed to their downfall, but few could argue against it being a poor all-round display to contrive to lose a game they had complete control of at the interval.

How quickly football changes

Watford were poor in the first half, and no sooner had McBurnie's effort hit the net than the home fans were chanting 'You're getting sacked in the morning' to their boss, Paulo Pezzolano, and booing almost every chance the Tigers had.