Sad to see this again, especially after how good our football was last season.
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Thread: Too much hoofing/long balls
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29-12-2018 07:00 PM #1
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Too much hoofing/long balls
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29-12-2018 07:02 PM #2
This tactic is also why Kamberi is looking so poor imo.
On the odd occasion it is into his feet there is no one anywhere near him to link the play with
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29-12-2018 07:03 PM #3
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29-12-2018 07:03 PM #4
No one to take the ball from the defence. People used to criticize McGeouch and Fyvie for only playing short passes but that's exactly what we're missing. Fullbacks having to turn back. Central defenders hoofing it or passing between themselves. Fyvie would walk into this side. He's much better than Mallan. Ridiculous that he was allowed to go for free because he didn't sign quick enough but we waited for Milligan who is hopeless.
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29-12-2018 07:04 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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29-12-2018 07:05 PM #7
It’s the diagonal crosses from deep that annoyed me most. The Hearts defence must have thought it’s was their lucky day. They can defend that all day.
Really missed Boyle’s ability to get behind.
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29-12-2018 07:07 PM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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29-12-2018 07:11 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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29-12-2018 07:13 PM #11
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See thread ‘midfield’ strikers can do nothing with anyone in be midfield, zero creation, zero fight
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29-12-2018 07:21 PM #12
We just do not have a style of play. A midfield who cant knock it about with enough end product to play through them and a forward line who cant deal with long balls.
Weve far too many players who are more than happy to just drift around on the periphary of the game.
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29-12-2018 07:26 PM #13
The odd hoof up the park is a decent option but only to a forward who can play off it or if there is a chance for a second ball. Almost every ball came straight back out. Pointless.
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01-01-2019 04:16 PM #14This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I was always a big fan of Neil until he started to shirk responsibility and accuse Kamberi, Shaw and McLaren of not trying.
A lack of leadership and accountability on the part of the manager.
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01-01-2019 04:30 PM #15
I agree with the OP ….. But as so many others have said its what you end up limited to when you cant play through midfield or get round the back, IMO the loss of Boyle and Agyepong for the Hearts game absolutely handed them a huge bonus.
For all of that, we did manage to lump the ball into the Hearts box time and again, especially in the 2nd half and hoofball or not you would have hoped that on at least a few of those occasions a couple of strikers as tall as Kamberi and Shaw would have been able to get a bloomin' header on goal.
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01-01-2019 05:00 PM #16
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Getting the ball forward is necessary at times, particularly when teams like Hearts just sit in and frustrate. Problem is it's not sticking when we do.
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01-01-2019 05:08 PM #17
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I've never understood why we do it especially against Hearts.
Berra and co won't have an easier time, it's kindergarten work for them especially up against Kamberi who either can't or won't jump.
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The Hibs playing hoof ball is becoming a Hibs.net myth tho. We really don’t. Plenty decent balls played up to the strikers this season - a lot of weak hold
up play though.
And when we do... it’s not too much to ask anybody to at least try and compete for a ball.
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01-01-2019 05:31 PM #19
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Charlie Adam slow as **** but can ping a pass would be a good option in the quarterback role.
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01-01-2019 05:32 PM #20
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Saying that even against the huns when they stood off us at the best of times there was a complete lack of ideas.
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01-01-2019 05:33 PM #21
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01-01-2019 05:36 PM #22
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01-01-2019 06:03 PM #25
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We need a new Dylan if we want to build from the back again.
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01-01-2019 06:18 PM #26
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01-01-2019 06:47 PM #29
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01-01-2019 06:50 PM #30
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