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Hughes has been reflecting on the first half of the season, and he's
confident that City can find more consistency as 2009 unfolds.
The
boss accepts that the Blues' see-saw form has held them back, but a
good win on Boxing Day followed by a gritty fight back last Sunday has
put City into 13th place in the Barclays Premier League table.
Marks
says, "Credit to the lads, we stuck at it at Blackburn in our last game
and got the least we deserve from a game where we created the better
chances. I can sense the self-belief in the players after the last two
games which showed the full range of qualities a team needs to be
successful in the Premier League.
"We displayed fantastic
attacking play against Hull with the manner of the victory and in the
game at Blackburn we showed different skills. We dug in and showed a
real togetherness and willingness to scrap. We got our reward for that.
"The
season has been frustrating because at times in certain games we have
shown how good a side we can be and in other games we have really
disappointed.
"What we need is a consistent level of performance
and if we can get that then we can go into the second half of the
season with confidence.
"We must go into matches expecting to
win them, not hoping to win them. It has been a busy six months what
with the change of ownership off the field and the UEFA Cup ties added
to the mix.
"The number of games has been a drain on us in that
sense but we are through to the knock-out stages in Europe and that,
along with the FA Cup, gives us something to look forward to."
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