Broken Gnome
09-02-2012, 09:22 PM
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Jorge Claros is in line to make his debut for Hibernian at Easter Road
tomorrow after it was confirmed yesterday that the club had been given the appropriate international clearance.
The Honduras midfield player, who was on trial at Rangers during the
January transfer window, has been sidelined by red tape since signing a one-year loan deal from Motagua on January 31.
Pat Fenlon, the Hibernian manager, will assess him in training this
morning, but the temptation is to throw him straight in against Aberdeen.
"He has had a fair bit of travelling to do, but of course there is a
temptation," Fenlon said. "He is a quality player."
With Hibernian second-bottom of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League,
ahead of Dunfermline Athletic only on goal difference, Fenlon's need of
Claros, who has played 31 times for Honduras, is urgent.
Claros is a strong character, with all of the leadership qualities so
coveted by Fenlon in the transfer window. His tireless running and
ball-winning ability have led some to nickname him "The Pitbull", but
his range of passing will be what really sets him apart.
Fenlon is not given to hyperbole, but there is no mistaking his
excitement about the 26-year-old. "He will make a difference. He's the
type of player we need at the moment," he said.
"We have got a lot of hard-working players, but we need maybe a little
bit more calmness at times, someone to put their foot on the ball, and
control the play. That's what he brings to the team."
Claros is just one of seven players brought to the club by Fenlon since
the new year, which is a damning indictment of the squad he inherited
from Colin Calderwood in November. It is, in a way, a gamble for the
Irishman, who needs immediate results in the battle against relegation.
"There have been a lot of changes - a change of manager, change of
staff, change of players - so it takes time to get used to people, and how they react to different situations. But we don't have time to wait. We have to try to gel quickly.
"We've changed the training around a little bit, so we're probably
getting there, but there's still plenty of work to do to get through to the players what we're looking for."
The process is helped none by the suspension tomorrow of two defenders
James McPake, another of his new signings, and Paul Hanlon. Meanwhile, Tom Soares, the midfield player on loan from Stoke City, is
struggling to overcome a hamstring injury.
One school of thought has it that Fenlon, anxious to eliminate the
defensive howlers that have plagued the club this season, will be
tempted to play Matt Doherty, a 20-year-old full-back signed on loan
from Wolverhampton Wanderers, in the middle of his back four. Fenlon
raves about Doherty, an Irishman who was with him at Bohemians, but
never played for the first team.
When Wolves stepped in to sign him, Fenlon thought it was a year too
early for the youngster, but within a couple of weeks the player was
making his full debut. Since Fenlon last worked with him, Doherty has
become taller, broader and more aware of his potential.
"He's still only a kid, but he's matured. He always had potential, but he's tapped into that a bit more now. Matt can be a top, top player in the Premier League, and I think he realises that now," Fenlon said.
While Fenlon admits that there is no prospect of keeping Doherty in the
long term, some of the others he has secured on loan could join Hibernian on a permanent basis.
If the manager's experience is anything to go by, the size of the club will be persuasive. He says it is bigger than he expected, which in turn makes his job more exciting.
"Hibs have been in this position for a while so I knew it was going to be a difficult job, but it's a better job [than I thought]. It is a fantastic club, something to really get your teeth into," the Hibernian
manager said.
"When you come in and see the size of the support, and the potential for that to increase, it really gives you a lift. The job for us is to tap into that."
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Jorge Claros is in line to make his debut for Hibernian at Easter Road
tomorrow after it was confirmed yesterday that the club had been given the appropriate international clearance.
The Honduras midfield player, who was on trial at Rangers during the
January transfer window, has been sidelined by red tape since signing a one-year loan deal from Motagua on January 31.
Pat Fenlon, the Hibernian manager, will assess him in training this
morning, but the temptation is to throw him straight in against Aberdeen.
"He has had a fair bit of travelling to do, but of course there is a
temptation," Fenlon said. "He is a quality player."
With Hibernian second-bottom of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League,
ahead of Dunfermline Athletic only on goal difference, Fenlon's need of
Claros, who has played 31 times for Honduras, is urgent.
Claros is a strong character, with all of the leadership qualities so
coveted by Fenlon in the transfer window. His tireless running and
ball-winning ability have led some to nickname him "The Pitbull", but
his range of passing will be what really sets him apart.
Fenlon is not given to hyperbole, but there is no mistaking his
excitement about the 26-year-old. "He will make a difference. He's the
type of player we need at the moment," he said.
"We have got a lot of hard-working players, but we need maybe a little
bit more calmness at times, someone to put their foot on the ball, and
control the play. That's what he brings to the team."
Claros is just one of seven players brought to the club by Fenlon since
the new year, which is a damning indictment of the squad he inherited
from Colin Calderwood in November. It is, in a way, a gamble for the
Irishman, who needs immediate results in the battle against relegation.
"There have been a lot of changes - a change of manager, change of
staff, change of players - so it takes time to get used to people, and how they react to different situations. But we don't have time to wait. We have to try to gel quickly.
"We've changed the training around a little bit, so we're probably
getting there, but there's still plenty of work to do to get through to the players what we're looking for."
The process is helped none by the suspension tomorrow of two defenders
James McPake, another of his new signings, and Paul Hanlon. Meanwhile, Tom Soares, the midfield player on loan from Stoke City, is
struggling to overcome a hamstring injury.
One school of thought has it that Fenlon, anxious to eliminate the
defensive howlers that have plagued the club this season, will be
tempted to play Matt Doherty, a 20-year-old full-back signed on loan
from Wolverhampton Wanderers, in the middle of his back four. Fenlon
raves about Doherty, an Irishman who was with him at Bohemians, but
never played for the first team.
When Wolves stepped in to sign him, Fenlon thought it was a year too
early for the youngster, but within a couple of weeks the player was
making his full debut. Since Fenlon last worked with him, Doherty has
become taller, broader and more aware of his potential.
"He's still only a kid, but he's matured. He always had potential, but he's tapped into that a bit more now. Matt can be a top, top player in the Premier League, and I think he realises that now," Fenlon said.
While Fenlon admits that there is no prospect of keeping Doherty in the
long term, some of the others he has secured on loan could join Hibernian on a permanent basis.
If the manager's experience is anything to go by, the size of the club will be persuasive. He says it is bigger than he expected, which in turn makes his job more exciting.
"Hibs have been in this position for a while so I knew it was going to be a difficult job, but it's a better job [than I thought]. It is a fantastic club, something to really get your teeth into," the Hibernian
manager said.
"When you come in and see the size of the support, and the potential for that to increase, it really gives you a lift. The job for us is to tap into that."