Michael Beale has been talking to the media to preview our game against Hull and has commented on the squad, a new injury concern and the transfer window.
CURRENT CROP
"When I assess the squad and those who haven’t played as much, Timothée and Eliezer both dropped down to the Under-21s for their own fitness and grabbed an assist and two goals between them. Mason Burstow has been training well and I have been impressed with Rusyn since my arrival and I think he can only get better. We will need all these players from now until the end of the season."
TRANSFER WINDOW
"There are people in the background who are working really hard but that probably won’t be recognised until one or two come in. However, we won't sit around and wait for those to come in, we know our strengths and our focus is on the next game."
IPSWICH
"It was a game that came down to fine margins, they are a good side who I thought we equalled for the majority. We will take the positives and look to turn it around on Friday night."
HULL
"There won’t be much between the sides, that is the story of most games in this league. The focus is on these two big games at home, we played well in the reverse fixture. It is another game for my team to showcase themselves."
INJURIES
"There are no further injuries apart from maybe Aji Alese. He pulled out of training, but we haven’t been able to assess the nature of it yet."
PLAYING STYLE
"We have options to change from a back four to a back three with how well Jenson does in training and when he is in the side. It may take a while to implement a certain playing style but these are hardworking players who are showing me their quality every day."
FANS
"We have some of the highest attendances in the league and we want to make the Stadium of Light a fortress. However, it is up to us to spur the fans on with our hard work and intensity. We know they will back us but we have to perform."
