Tom Eaves was a wanted man in the summer, as endless clubs were linked with the frontman after he'd wreaked havoc in League One for Gillingham throughout the 2018/19 season.

Championship side Hull City won the race to sign the powerful striker and hopes were high amongst Tigers fans that Eaves would cause the same problems for them at a higher level.

Things however haven't quite gone to plan, it's just not clicked for Eaves in a Hull shirt yet and supporters are starting to question the acquisition of a striker that has yet to score a goal for the club in eight appearances in both league and cup.

It is thought the confidence of the striker has taken a hit and, perhaps, if he could grab one goal then more will follow. There may be a couple of ways Hull boss Grant McCann could look to get the best out of his misfiring frontman.

Firstly, A lot of Eaves' success at previous club Gillingham was as part of a front two. Various strikers including Brandon Hanlon and Graham Burke partnered Eaves and struck up partnerships which saw him flourish.

McCann seems to be preferring to use Eaves as a lone striker, supported from wider attacking positions by Jarrod Bowen and Kamil Grosicki along with box to box midfielders Jackson Irvine and George Honeyman.

Maybe Eaves would thrive in a more orthodox front two, linking and interchanging with a quick strike partner who could stretch defences and provide more space for him to get into goalscoring positions.

Whether Hull have got this kind of striker in their squad currently is a matter of question, though the aforementioned Jarrod Bowen could fill this role and has the footballing brain and technique to work off a big striker and provide (and take) opportunies in front of goal. McCann may also look to address this issue in the next transfer window, to add depth and variety to Hull's front options.

A shift to two out and out strikers would then see a change in formation, allowing wide midfielders such as Kamil Grosicki and, when played wide, Jon Toral to provide crosses from dangerous positions for the physical attributes of Eaves to get on the end of - either to finish himself or knockdown for a colleague. It would also allow for overlapping full backs to do likewise, providing the frontmen with, potentially, more chances.

Hull City have only scored eight league goals to date, and perhaps a change of approach might help in providing chances for their strikers, and in-turn see a better return from target man Tom Eaves as well as fellow frontmen Josh Magennis and Norbert Balogh who also thrive on deliveries into the box from wide positions.