Diomande goal ‘poetry in motion’

Adama Diomande’s spectacular overhead kick, the first goal of the new Premier League season, was “poetry in motion” according to his boss Mike Phelan.

The forward opened the scoring against Leicester City with a brilliant bicycle kick as Hull beat the champions 2-1 on Saturday lunchtime.

Despite there initially being some doubt about the identity of the goalscorer at the KCOM Stadium, with Abel Hernandez in close proximity to Diomande, the Norwegian was officially given the goal.

However, it was that determination from his strikers to find the back of the net that most pleased Hull’s temporary boss.

“It is an excellent finish, no matter who has got it, and to see two strikers wanting to score a goal shows how important it was for them and it was poetry in motion,” said Phelan after the match.

“We thought we probably would have scored on that first one as the back post was open and so it would have gone in.

“It did not, but credit to them as they tried it again and we’ve worked on a few things and sometimes it comes down to that situation from a set piece.

“And though it was not expected from an overhead kick, you’d take that.”

The Tigers came into the match after a troubled summer that had seen previous manager Steve Bruce leave the club, despite him having guided them back to the Premier League last season.

Phelan, though, sensed his players were capable of producing an upset against the Foxes, who became the first defending champions to lose on the opening day of the campaign since Arsenal in 1989.

“I …

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