The Tigers had to settle for a point to end their six-game losing run

The Tigers had to settle for a point to end their six-game losing run

City looked to have earned a first home win since late August when Bedia scrambled in the opening goal after 82 minutes, but their inability to keep a clean sheet caused their downfall once more six minutes later.

With Watford pushing for a late leveller, Kwadwo Baah’s run and cross wasn’t stopped, allowing Vata to slide past Ivor Pandur, and break City hearts, but despite that, Selles was enthused by what he saw after just two training sessions with his squad, and felt it already looked like a performance in his style.

“It looked like it would be until the very last second (three points). I think we were competitive,” Selles told Hull Live. “We had a lot of moments where we were the team that we want to be.

“I think the players for the second half of the game played really good football in some moments, and they were as competitive as the opponent, and the opponent is a really good team in the league.

“So I’m very proud of the effort, but it was that last moment which set us down, but the performance was really good.

“We knew that the squad is as competitive as any other team, and we know the boys are now just working really hard for those moments. I think we were a good version; we had a good version of the team today.

“I think we have enough, and then we just need to keep going, keep moving, keep building and get those marginal gains every single game that will give us occasionally the victory, and I think with the one victory, we will just move forward, but we need to be focused on the performance for us without the performance, we will not be able to get points.”

Selles spoke on Tuesday about his desire to get a performance befitting of his name, and already, he felt he got it.

“I think so, I think so (got a Ruben Selles-style performance). I would like to ask you also about what you have seen, but I think the players gave the intensity, and they did the things in the way that we want to do it, even if sometimes it was not the perfect scenario. Nothing is perfect in football, but you can see that with some simple messages, they take it on board, and we create some situations to score goals, and we create that feeling in the stadium like, yes, we can compete.”