Lewis Coyle of Hull City following the Sky Bet Championship match between Hull City and Bristol City at the MKM Stadium, Hull Picture by Matt Wilkinson/Focus Images Ltd 07814 960751 10/08/2024
The defender has found opportunities hard to come by so far this season.
Hull City academy graduate Matty Jacob has hailed the quality of the club’s summer recruitment spree, even if it means he’s been knocked down the pecking order.
Jacob became something of a regular in the second half of last season under Liam Rosenior, after dislodging January signing Ryan Giles. Though the 23-year-old started the new campaign at home to Bristol City, he hasn’t played a minute since, appearing on the bench just three times.
City boss Tim Walter opted to start with Ryan Giles and in recent weeks and has deployed Cody Drameh on the left side of the back four as he continues to search for the winning formula in his starting XI.
The left-back did play in the 2-0 win over Alanyaspor in Antalya as City rounded off their week-long warm weather training camp. He bagged the first goal with Mason Burstow netting the second to seal a commanding success in the Turkish heat.
“I think we’ve made some really quality signings,” Jacob told Tigers+. “You can see that with the three wins on the bounce. Norwich was obviously a blip, but I wouldn’t worry too much about that because we’ve still got time for everyone to play together.
“I’ve never played with Liam Millar, for example, apart from the 20 minutes he came on against Bristol City (on the opening day), so we need to get used to playing with each other, and it’ll be all fine.
