Hull City manager Sergej Jakirović has been speaking to the Croatian media. This came after he travelled back to his home country following the weekend’s matches.
The manager saw his Hull City side beat Portsmouth 3-2 o Saturday. They’re currently fifth in the Championship despite the transfer blocks they faced during the summer.
Joe Gelhardt, who arrived on loan on from Leeds United in January, scored a goal and added an assist. That loan from Elland Road was renewed in the summer for a season.
The 23-year-old has seven goals and three assists so far this season and securing him from Leeds United again has proven a success.
Hull City’s manager is clearly a big fan and has been asked about Gelhardt by Croatia’s Jutarnji.
Jakirović compared aspects of the player’s goalscoring style to Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp. The Hull City manager also touched on Gelhardt’s Leeds United exit in a cryptic way.
Jutarnji quote the manager as saying: “Gelhardt is more of a winger than a centre forward. I won’t go into the reasons why Leeds gave him up, but I had more than enough information about him before I came to Hull. Gelhardt knows how to score goals, without any exaggeration, in the style of the legendary Dennis Bergkamp.”
High praise indeed for Gelhardt, who will want to make the most of his Hull City loan before a potential Leeds United return.