Hull's upcoming games at home crucial to Premier League survival chances, says Marco Silva
Saturday 4 March 2017 18:52, UK
Marco Silva insists Hull's upcoming games are crucial to their chances of Premier League survival after watching his side lose 3-1 to Leicester.
Hull remain second bottom of the table and are four points from safety after their defeat at the King Power Stadium and Crystal Palace's win at West Brom.
But with three of their next four matches at the KCOM Stadium against Swansea, West Ham and Middlesbrough, Silva is refusing to give up on his side's survival chances.
"First of all we need to think about our next game," Silva told Sky Sports.
"It's against Swansea and we need to play like it's a decisive game. All the games are decisive for us.
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"We need to work hard during the week, prepare well and win the next game.
"It's still very tight at the bottom," he added. "It's a very important game for us and we need to do our best and believe it's always possible to change our situation."
Hull took the lead in the 14th minute through Sam Clucas but goals from Christian Fuchs and Riyad Mahrez and a Tom Huddlestone own goal handed Leicester victory.
And Silva bemoaned his side's missed chances as his side extended their run to 13 games without a win away from home.
"We started well but so did Leicester," he said. "We had some good counter-attacks and some good moments at set pieces.
"They reacted well to score and get to 1-1 but the score from the first-half was fair.
"We started the second half very well and we had very good chances to score. One hit the post and the other was a very good save from Kasper Schmeichel.
"Afterwards it was a very balanced game but with one shot from the edge of the box they scored. We reacted very well again but we couldn't score. After that the result is not the best.
"It's our obligation to believe," Silva said when asked if his side can beat the drop. "Now is the moment to rest and analyse the game and on Monday work towards the next game. At this level when you have the chances we had you need to score to get positive results. That's where we need to improve."
