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HULL PLAY TORTOISE TO HOSTS’ HARE

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The LeaguePaper Team
6 August 2017

STAR MAN KAMIL GROSICKI Hull
Match Verdict
HOURS after Mo Farah demonstrated to his rivals the dangers of going out too hard, Aston Villa failed to heed the warning.
Fluent and irresistible for half-an-hour, the title favourites created enough chances to stroll to victory. Thereafter, they were leggy and leaden, pegged back by the introduction of the classy Kamil Grosicki. And as bad as Hull were in a one-sided first half, it’s hard to be too harsh on Leonid Slutsky’s side. Villa were stacked with Championship talent, their youngest player almost 25. Hull’s fullbacks &n...

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