Cardiff City striker Callum Robinson is desperate to return to the fold and make an impact after missing the last three games owing to a moment of madness in the South Wales derby.
Robinson took to social media to apologise for shoving a ball into Ben Cabango during the derby defeat, which preceded a three-game ban.
The Bluebirds have missed Robinson's quality in front of goal, with the club currently the lowest-scoring team in the Championship as they head into Tuesday night's clash with Hull City.
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Mark Hudson was at pains not to heap pressure on Robinson, who has two goals and three assists in his nine games for Cardiff, coming back into the side after three games out when the Tigers visit, but he admitted the striker is keen to get the blue shirt back on.
"He is champing at the bit!" Hudson said of deadline-day signing Robinson. "Of course he is. He wants to come back. We know he has got quality. We know how good he has been since he come into the group. We welcome him back tomorrow.
"It’s not putting pressure on him, we know he has got quality. It’s for him to play his way and in our system."
Cardiff have had to find goals from elsewhere recently, with forwards Jaden Philogene and Mark Harris having stepped up to the mark in recent victories over Rotherham United and Sunderland.
Both are nursing knocks ahead of the Tigers' visit on Tuesday, Hudson confirmed, but it is hoped they will be fit to play some part in the fixture. For what it's worth, Rubin Colwill has also come through training unscathed and it looks likely he will be in contention to be named in the squad for the Hull game.
Hudson also confirmed that Max Watters, who came on in the second half, was substituted off deep into stoppage time as a time-wasting measure. Watters has endured a disappointing campaign, having failed to score in 11 Championship games this season. He has only one in 22 appearances.
Clearly Cardiff are going to need more from one of their main strikers if they are to improve on those goalscoring statistics and Hudson revealed he has held talks with the forward over where he can improve his game going forward.
"I’ve sat with Max, we have talked about freeing him up a little bit," he said. "Not carrying the burden or the pressure. I’ll spend time with everyone, work out ways we can improve everyone.
"With strikers, you want them to score goals, but he came on and put in a shift, his numbers said he did as well. It was just a tactical one, using our last sub right in the dying moments.
"It’s about working hard. We have sat with him. I sat with him last week to speak about what we can do on the training field to improve those instincts, that movement. That’s the same with everyone. We are here to develop every player individually so we can have a better team every week."
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The midweek fixture comes after Hudson is set to meet with owner Vincent Tan and the board to discuss the next steps pertaining to his own future at the club, with many expecting the interim boss to be given a permanent title.
However, Hudson feels no added pressure with the owner set to be in attendance for the game against Hull.
"I think the pressure is trying to deliver to the players what we want to deliver in the game," he added. "We were in Sunday and recovered as well as we can.
"We spoke about the game, about Sunderland, about Hull and we focus on the next result. It’s about performance, playing with the same intensity and freedom we have been playing with.
"I met [Tan] when I played here. We will meet this week and then we will discuss what needs to be discussed. It's great, it's good that he is coming. I am just really looking forward to putting a performance on."
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