Hull City’s Joe Gelhardt says the Tigers must “take more risks” when they attack to help get the results they need to stay in the Championship.
Only relegation rivals Luton Town (41) have scored fewer goals than the 43 Hull have managed across 44 games this season.
Ruben Selles’ side came from behind to beat Preston 2-1 on Easter Monday in what was only the ninth league match in which they’ve scored two or more goals.
“We want to score goals, and I think we need to take more risks in the final third sometimes,” Gelhardt told BBC Radio Humberside.
“If the ball isn’t in the box, you’re never going to score, so at some point we know we’ve got to take more risks and have more shots on goal – or even crosses into the box – and flood the box.”
Three of the teams below Hull – who are two points clear of the drop zone in 20th – also won on Monday, but Gelhardt says he’s looking up the table.
“As long as we get the three points, it doesn’t matter what’s going on around us,” said the Leeds loanee, who has scored three goals in 16 games since arriving in January.
“Preston were four points ahead of us; now it’s one, so instead of looking down at other teams, let’s look up and try and catch other teams.
“That’s my perspective on it.”
Hull welcome 21st-placed Derby County for what Gelhardt described as a “massive” encounter on Saturday afternoon.
“We will do everything we can this week in preparation to come back here and get the three points,” he added.
“We’re all fully focused on that, and we’ll do what it takes.”
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