After seeing Hull City succumb to a fifth straight Premier League defeat, Mike Phelan is demanding greater conviction from his players.
Mike Phelan is desperate for Hull City to prove they are no easy target in the Premier League following a 2-0 defeat to Stoke City.
Hull were consigned to a fifth successive top-flight defeat by a Xherdan Shaqiri double at the KCOM Stadium.
Shaqiri's second came courtesy of a free-kick that was conceded after the Tigers failed to clear a bouncing ball, with Curtis Davies subsequently sending the Swiss to ground.
That strike rankled with Phelan, who wants his team to show more fight and conviction in their forthcoming encounters.