Jakirović has been seen wearing two Rolex Daytona watches:

– A yellow-gold Daytona with a turquoise dial, black sub-dials and a black bezel, often nicknamed the “Alcaraz” because Carlos Alcaraz has frequently worn the model.
– A more understated Daytona with a black dial and black bezel.

GQ jokingly interprets the watches as different messages to opponents—“I’m a winner” for the turquoise version and “I’m the real deal here” for the black version—but it found no consistent pattern linking either watch to home or away matches. The “strategy” is therefore editorial humour rather than something Jakirović has publicly claimed.

Hull’s early form is real. The Tigers began life back in the Premier League with seven points from their first three games, remaining unbeaten and keeping a clean sheet in each match. Their latest result in the cited run was a 0–0 draw with Aston Villa at the MKM Stadium, despite Villa holding European ambitions and Hull creating opportunities of their own.

Jakirović has kept expectations measured. He said he would have accepted seven points immediately if offered that total before the season, but identified survival—roughly 38 to 40 points—as Hull’s priority. He has rejected early talk of European qualification and instead emphasised steady improvement and points accumulation.

The supplied account also overstates several points. Hull did not combine a 0–0 draw with “some of the most adventurous attacking football seen so far” in a way established by the match reports, and the available evidence does not support describing Jakirović as a former Bosnian international defender. The strongest factual story is a newly promoted side with an organised defence, an unbeaten start and a manager whose wristwear has become a humorous part of his public image.