Hull City find stability under a new structure
Hull's recent run has less to do with personnel than with a change of shape that closed the specific gap they were being punished through.
Closing the half-space
Most of the goals conceded earlier in the season came through the same channel between full-back and centre-back. An extra midfielder covering that area has largely removed it.
You do not have to fix everything. You have to fix the thing that keeps happening.
The attacking output has dipped slightly as a result, which the table suggests is a trade worth making for now.
