Hull City have had a poor start to the new Championship season, picking up just one win from six matches.

Nigel Adkins' side are currently fourth bottom of the division, having lost four of their opening six games.

Scoring four goals and conceding 11, the Tigers are in a bad way with the international break coming at the right time for the KCOM side.

If Hull are to progress and find form, now is the time for Adkins to take risks in the hope of a resurgence from his beleaguered team.

An early six-pointer in the league occurs this weekend with Ipswich Town visit the KCOM Stadium to take on Hull, in what is the perfect time to start the experiment to get the Tigers’ season up and running after a dismal start.

With that said, here are three risks Adkins needs to take to move Hull City to the next level.

The 4-4-1-1 formation that Nigel Adkins is adopting is not giving them the most creative and attacking football they could potentially display.

Frazier Campbell is up top on his own with Evandro behind him - both of whom are in their 30s, and are in the twilight of their careers.

There is a disconnect between the midfield and the front line, and that is showing with the number of goals they have scored.

Despite creating chances, you’d imagine if there were an extra body or two up top, then the opportunities would be distributed more, and more efforts might find the back of the net.

Adkins has the players to experiment with a new system.

He is only a loanee, but he boats significant Championship and Premier League experience.

Markus Henriksen was named the Hull captain in the summer, but the midfielder would be better off focusing on just playing his own game as the Tigers face a relegation battle at present.

Making Tommy Elphick captain would make sense seeing as he is a defender and has the game in front of him, as well as his vast experience that would help Nigel Adkins' men.

At the risk of upsetting Henriksen, this is a move the Hull boss should consider.

The tricky winger is one of Hull City’s best attacking players and having played a little up front, is used predominantly on the wing.

He has the pace, confidence and guile to play in the hole behind the forwards and can come up with a goal or two.

Changing his position is a risk as he will need time to get used to his new surroundings instead of getting chalk on his boots down the line.

It is something worth considering as Nigel Adkins looks to get his side up the table.