Hull City: Acun Ilicali urged to target particular striker profile after Middlesbrough, Stoke City transfer blows | OneFootball

The Tigers' lack of cutting edge up front has been an issue so far this season

This article is part of Football League World's 'Terrace Talk' series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more...

Hull City's lack of cutting edge in recent games has been laid bare for all to see.

The Tigers have only netted on three occasions in their winless run, which has been stretched to six games following Tuesday night's defeat to Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium, with the travelling support making their feelings known regarding Tim Walter's style of football in East Yorkshire.

With that in mind, Football League World quizzed one of our City fan pundits, Ryan Frankish, regarding one transfer demand he would send chairman Acun Ilicali, with the January transfer window now less than two months away.

Hull City fan pundit urges the club to sign a different profile of striker

Given City's recent struggles in front of goal, which came following a period of three successive wins against Stoke City, Cardiff City and Queens Park Rangers - in which ten goals were scored - Frankish has urged the club's Turkish owner and recruitment staff to target a different profile of striker to the likes of Joao Pedro and Chris Bedia, who have been the two predominant options in attack under Walter.

"In terms of the (transfer) window. I'd say a quick striker, a real nippy striker (is what Hull need)," Frankish began.

"We were linked with Tommy Conway (in the summer), I thought that deal was going to get done to be honest. That would have been perfect. He's small, agile, can finish, he's quick, with that being the key aspect," he added.

"Because, all of the forward balls which are threaded through from our midfield, or even our advancing centre-backs. I keep referring to when we played Derby away, but that was so poignant in how much we need a nippy striker, who can actually do something with service to feet.

"Alfie Jones and Charlie Hughes both played balls through for the striker to run onto, and Chris Bedia fumbled both of those," our fan pundit continued.

"I just think a small striker, like what we seemed to be aiming for in Tommy Conway, Tom Cannon and others of the same profile."

Frankish concluded : "Then, it seems we went for the exact opposite in the form of Chris Bedia."

Tommy Conway, Tom Cannon developments will no doubt frustrate Hull City

Given the links to both Conway and Cannon over the summer, the form of the respective strikers in comparison to those on City's books will no doubt frustrate supporters.

Given the transfer fees which were mooted alongside the club in the summer, with both Conway and Cannon linked with potential £5m moves to the MKM Stadium, it seemed as if the pair were prime targets, as well as it being revealed post-Deadline Day that attempts to sign David Datro Fofana and Deivid Washington from Chelsea were unsuccessful.

Conway has started life at Middlesbrough in reasonable form, with five goals in his opening 10 appearances for the club - three of which have come in recent outings against Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers, averaging a goal every 124 minutes for Michael Carrick's side.

Meanwhile, Cannon has the same tally to his name in one less appearance, proving himself to once again be a more-than adequate option at this level if given regular minutes, which didn't occur for the former Everton man in Leicester City's Championship-winning campaign last season.

Lack of cutting edge has been highlighted by Tim Walter on numerous occasions

Hull's lack of killer instinct has been highlighted by Walter in the most recent displays against Portsmouth and Oxford, with the Tigers registering just six shots on target over a 180-minute period.

"We created our chances. You can't draw with them, but at the moment, we couldn't score. That's the problem, but it's all about experience to be in these situations in front of the goal and trying to score," was the German's verdict after Tuesday's defeat.

"They try, and I'm happy about that. They try, and they played forward, but if we concede the goal, then unfortunately, it's sometimes like it is. Then you can see the goal and everything is away and at the moment we have these situations and we have to handle it."

Of course, one of very few positives to emerge from the last two games was Pedro getting up and running in terms of goals, but aside from his neat finish, the one-time Italian international has cut a frustrated figure on the pitch, averaging just 7.3 touches per game.

And, as Frankish highlighted, Bedia's lack of goals are also proven by an xG underperformance of 2.13 in his first 12 games for the club, which will come as a concern after scoring 11 times for FC Servette and Union Berlin last term.