Key Takeaways
- Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic praised his side’s resilience to earn a 2-2 Premier League draw away at Chelsea, stating: “On the end I think it’s fair result. I’m very happy because of this point.”
- Jakirovic commended his two-goal forward for overcoming previous injury setbacks, observing: “He can make a difference. Just he miss till today end product and today he scored very nice two goals.”
- Despite accumulating eight points from four games, Jakirovic maintained a realistic objective for the season, insisting: “Our target is always stay in the league and collect soon as possible points what we need.”
Stamford Bridge fightback earns vital away point
Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic expressed satisfaction with his side’s resilience after fighting back to secure a 2-2 draw against Chelsea in the Premier League. The visitors overcame a sluggish start and early setback before finding their footing and taking the game to the hosts.
Reflecting on the match and the opening exchanges, Jakirovic admitted that Hull were initially caught out despite preparing for Chelsea’s tactical setup. “Of course, I’m pleased because this point is very good for us,” Jakirovic explained. “We knew that Chelsea will left four players in front. So we organized everything there. We named the players and just I didn’t know that we are not capable to kick the ball. So because we did this on training session yesterday and on this level they will punish you immediately.”
Despite the early concession, Jakirovic praised the character shown by his players to turn the momentum in their favour. “What is great for me? We showed great mentality,” he said. “We continue to play we start to win first second ball to take and start to create some problems of course we use this mistake in their defense.”
Mebude makes his mark with clinical double
The comeback was spearheaded by an impressive performance from their forward, who struck twice to first level the scores and then put Hull into a 2-1 lead from a corner routine. Jakirovic spoke warmly of the attacker’s progression following long-term fitness struggles.
“I think he is excellent player. He already showed that he can play on this level. He can make a difference,” Jakirovic noted. “Just he miss till today end product and today he scored very nice two goals and since I’m arrived he had problems especially especially after a big injury ICL and then hamstring one to one second and then this preseason he was all time healthy and now he showing that he is part of the Premier League and he can make difference which is a very excellent news for us.”
Chelsea leveled the contest at 2-2 in the second half, with both sides subsequently having opportunities to clinch all three points. Jakirovic conceded that the final score represented an accurate reflection of the contest: “On the end I think it’s fair result. I’m very happy because of this point.”
Injury concerns and eight-point tally before the break
The hard-earned point came at a cost, however, with a concussion forcing a substitution. Jakirovic confirmed the nature of the head injury and the player’s hospital trip. “Yeah, not good. I think we are thinking it’s a concussion. He went to the hospital and after head scan we will know more but it’s concussion 100%,” the manager revealed, adding that the player will be ruled out for the upcoming clash against Newcastle United.
The draw takes Hull to eight points from their opening four matches, reaching the manager’s early targets ahead of schedule. However, Jakirovic refused to let targets drift towards qualification for European competition, keeping his squad grounded purely on avoiding relegation.
“Before the season I said in my to my staff that we will take seven eight points in this first five and then I will give seven days off this that was our our target and now we are in very good position eight points,” Jakirovic said. “Our target is always stay in the league and collect soon as possible points what we need.”
Looking ahead to the survival threshold, Jakirovic concluded: “Soon as possible, we win I don’t know 40 points, 38 to 41. I think this is the average what we need. Then it’s easier to play. You have you can play more relaxed more with joy and happiness you know. So this is the target as soon as possible that we are safe.”
Chelsea performance and stats
Chelsea is currently 4th in the Premier League with 7 points.
In the last 4 games, it has won twice, drew once, and lost once. In its last match, Chelsea drew 2-2 against Hull City.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 10 goals and conceding 9.
Chelsea will play the next match in Premier League against Brentford on Friday 18th of September in Brentford.
