{"id":1513528,"date":"2026-11-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1513528"},"modified":"2026-11-04T12:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:05:32","slug":"tactical-analysis-why-mohamed-belloumi-has-exceeded-all-expectations-hull-city","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/tactical-analysis-why-mohamed-belloumi-has-exceeded-all-expectations-hull-city\/","title":{"rendered":"How Mohamed Belloumi has exceeded all expectations at Hull City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mohamed Belloumi<\/a> has been Hull City<\/a>‘s best player and is playing the best football of his career.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While many players can struggle with the difficult leap from the Championship<\/a> to the Premier League<\/a>, this has certainly not been the case for the Algerian winger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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THE SCORESHEET<\/div>\n
Name a player from a real result: a scorer wins you three points, an appearance one. Can you win the league — or the Champions League?<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Home<\/span>\n \n 2<\/span>\n 1<\/span>\n <\/span>\n Away<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n Your pick: ?<\/span>\n +3<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Play The Scoresheet →<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n\n\n

Belloumi currently leads the Tigers both in goals (3) and assists (2, alongside Oli McBurnie). But he is also doing all the other things any manager would want from a wide midfielder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the fact that he is showing his best version in the biggest and most challenging of stages, the English top flight, is highly surprising. Which is why we’ve decided to go back and analyse his Hull City trajectory so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How far has Mohamed Belloumi come at Hull City?<\/h2>