The first half was largely a write-off in terms of really good chances being created, barring the odd moment and in the second, it was the same. Watching them play, it feels like they’re a team relying on a moment of individual brilliance, and that almost came when Chris Bedia forced a good save from Jensen.

Omur is probably regarded as their most creative outlet, and he’s stuck on the right side of the pitch and largely ineffective for the most part. Where the goals are going to come from in this side remains to be seen. There will be a lot of pressure on Bedia and the new man the club hope will arrive before Friday night, but there needs to be greater output from the midfield, something we’re not yet seeing.

Wasted energy

City had an awful lot of the ball, 74 per cent in the first half and then almost that in the game as a whole. It was almost a throwback to last season when Liam Rosenior’s team would dominate the ball for the majority of their games, especially at home.

But this performance lacked pace, it lacked energy and was largely played out in front of Millwall, who rarely looked in any great danger.

It’s alright Lewie Coyle racing to the halfway line, or Sean McLoughlin the same, but then they end up going back to the goalkeeper and playing it safe, having made no progress in an attacking sense. They had an awful lot of ball for having its sake and going forward, that must improve. There were too many pointless passes in areas that were never going to hurt the visitors.

On the occasions they did play from back to front, through the lines, the final pass outside the Millwall box let them down, and because it was so rare, those moments just were not taken advantage of.

Take the positives

Despite the disappointment of a fairly boring contest and another game without victory, it was the first time in any game, friendly or competitive, that a Tim Walter team at Hull City were able to keep a clean sheet whilst in the process, not falling behind first.

City may looked fairly powderpuff in the final third, but getting a clean sheet under their belt will surely do wonders for Ivor Pandur and those in front of him, having shipped goals in every single game so far.

That confidence will be especially important going to Elland Road on Saturday afternoon when you’d suspect their goal will come under some serious pressure.

Prepare for a big week

The transfer window closes on Friday night, in case you hadn’t been aware, and between now and then, City will be busy, to say the least with as many as six new arrivals coming in, and based on what we’ve seen so far, they’re still a long way short. This month was always a case of trying to get through without too much damage and now Walter will look to get his squad complete ahead of next week’s trip to Elland Road.

If City get the deals done they hope to then there will be six players in and potentially a couple out, but as with transfers, anything can happen and even the best-laid plans can go up in smoke.

Owner Acun Ilicali will be personally involved in every single one of those deals in a bid to give the club the advantage they need to get the quality of players they need to be competitive and more this season.

Despite a flurry of recruitment already, City still look a way away from where they need to be, particularly in the final third of the pitch and that’s something they have to address this week.

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