The 20th in the Champions League team of Hull City has named Nigel Adkins in place of the dismissed Russian specialist Leonid Slutskii, with the new coach`s contract for 18 months. The former Southampton manager should raise the team, which is in 20th place with 19 points after 20 rounds, and only three points below is the relegation zone. Under the leadership of Slutskii the team recorded only four wins and registered 7 draws. 52-year-old Nigel Adkins has made the first boot training this morning and will be leading the team on Saturday with Brentford, according to the official announcement of the club. In 2012 Nigel Adkins ranked Southampton in the Premier League, and he also led the teams of Scunthorpe, Redding and Sheffield United.