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Hull City season review

Sky Sports expert Jamie Redknapp analyses Hull City's 2013/14 season, including picking his star man, and we have also teamed up with Opta to assess the strengths and weaknesses in attack and defence

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JAMIE REDKNAPP'S VIEW

"Hull City have done well - I have been impressed. They had a bad run towards the end but I expected that when they made the FA Cup final. Steve Bruce bought two good forwards - Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long - in January.

"Once they got those two in they were never going to go down, because of the energy they have got. An FA Cup win would be a dream for them but it has been a successful season. I expected them to go down but they have had some good performances, Bruce has done well – as has his son at the back."

HULL'S ATTACK

Image: Hull's Premier League attacking locations by percentage and positions of goal assists

STAR MAN: TOM HUDDLESTONE

Jamie says: "The former Spurs midfielder has been their key man in the middle of the park"

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Tom Huddlestone of Hull

The capture of Huddlestone was a major coup for Hull when he signed from Tottenham Hotspur during the summer. The 27-year-old's distribution is widely regarded as his major strength and he averaged 52.2 passes per game and 1.6 key passes - both more than any other Hull player. Huddlestone also put in the most tackles (2.6) per game, while chipping in with three goals and two assists during an impressive campaign.

HULL'S DEFENCE

Image: Hull's goals and assists conceded by location during the 2013/14 campaign

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