Steve Bruce labelled Hull City's performance against Crystal Palace "a big disappointment". The Tigers were beaten 1-0 by the Premier League's bottom side at the KC Stadium on Saturday.
"The performance is the big disappointment for us," Bruce. "We didn't do enough as the home team to win the match.
"No matter what we tried to do, we didn't have enough composure in the final third and we unfortunately ran out of ideas pretty quickly. We didn't deserve to lose but we certainly didn't do enough to win the match.
"We haven't done enough up their end of the pitch. They've packed their defence and we haven't had enough quality and know-how to break through."
"You have to accept it and move on and get over it quickly because we all know the Premier League is unforgiving. If we'd have take a point we'd be sitting level tenth."
Bruce revealed after the match that Paul McShane had suffered a hamstring injury and there were still concerns over Robbie Brady's fitness after he was substituted at half-time.
As for new Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis, whose appointment was confirmed today, Bruce feels the experienced campaigner is a fine catch.
"For me, it's a great appointment," he said. "He's been there, done it, worn the T-shirt. I think he'll be a very good appointment for them."
