Cadden

[GGTTH07]

He has been absolutely brutal all season. Major upgrade needed in both full back positions

[Trinity Hibee]

Was a fan of Cadden before but can’t ignore how many times he makes mistakes that lead to goals. His deliveries are generally poor too. Disappointing as he’s got great energy

[CapitalGreen]

Constantly turns and plays the ball back forward instead of forward. Even against Raith he continually played it back to Fish instead trying to get us forward.

Hopefully Miller can get back to fitness soon.

[Hiber-nation]

Can't defend and can't cross a ball. Major problems for a full back.

[The Modfather]

Not a big fan. A real athlete but not much else IMO.

[Vault Boy]

I like Cadden. He’s one of a handful of players I’ve got faith in coming good should we ever fix the football department.

[Jones28]

What had happened to him? He seems to have been stiffed in an attacking sense. He never was the best defender but he at least got in to good areas and put some very good deliveries in.

[madsen5]

Was a mistake letting Mcginn go 7/10 every week .

[Paulie Walnuts]

I used to think he was decent but he’s been terrible this season.

An upgrade is required.

[Mcbizz1998]

Cadden was always pretty average but stood out in a Maloney team. We need better.

It all went wrong when we started singing that weird song about him “putting on a show”, something that he never did whilst being decent for us.

[jeffers]

Not sure what he is tbh. Can’t defend well enough to be a proper right back and final ball isn’t good enough to be a wingback. Good energy though.

[supermcginn]

Was a mistake letting Mcginn go 7/10 every week .

Last season he was more like 0.7/10 every week. He has been murder for Motherwell.

[CapitalGreen]

Was a mistake letting Mcginn go 7/10 every week .

McGinn was absolutely awful in the first half of this year, genuinely our worst defender while Rocky was constantly getting the blame.

[Golden Bear]

Another Hibs player who is truly blessed with a lack of pace.

[J-C]

Cadden played his entire career as a right midfielder, earning a cap while at Motherwell, he was moved to wingback at Columbus Crew and now here. He's not a natural RB and lacks tactical awareness in the position, I think with the way the team are playing and the stress being placed on them due to our form, it's affecting a few players form.

[theonlywayisup]

He's not a full-back or wing-back though IMO. He shouldn't be played there.

Much better when he's more right side of midfield with the comfort of a full back behind him.

I thought he played well last night for the first half, but like everyone else had a stinker in the second half.

[JohnM1875]

Another Hibs player who is truly blessed with a lack of pace.

He definitely looks slower than last year! Doesn't run past players as much any more. Really strange.

[WeeRussell]

Another player for me that’s okay and has always been okay. Not ready to single him out in a very poor team all round just now (and I dare say he could survive and keep playing should we have a big turnaround of personnel).

But I really never understood the insisting from some that he should be playing for Scotland only months ago.

[1875Sean]

Never thought he was a right back, played all his career in midfield

[Unseen work]

If Miller can stop getting inured he’ll be our starting right back.

Moves the ball quicker and can beat a man with a turn and can play a disguised pass.

Cadden has a lot of very good attributes but I think he kind of clogs up the right side of the park. Drives into the space and closes the space for the winger, ends up being congested and the ball comes back out.

Don’t get me wrong sometimes his runs are brilliant, but he just smashes it across goal and whilst most go “where are the strikers, they should be there” imo you can’t just put it in an area and class it as a good ball when no one was ever going to get on the end of it.

[Unseen work]

Never thought he was a right back, played all his career in midfield

I’m sure he got player of the season at Oxford in league 1 and he played right back

[Hiber-nation]

If Miller can stop getting inured he’ll be our starting right back.

Moves the ball quicker and can beat a man with a turn and can play a disguised pass.

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I admire your optimism but he has showed absolutely nothing in the games he has featured in other then the worst 5 minute cameo appearance I've ever seen at Paisley.

[Highwayman]

I voted for Cadden as player of the year last season.But would agree that he hasn’t reached the same level of form this season.

Consider his best quality is in a forward position either RWB or RM.But I wouldn’t let him anywhere near the Hibs box because he shreds my nerves when he appears there.Couldn’t understand why he didn’t block Sakala’s shot last night.

IMO Hibs need an experienced RB.Don’t know what the reason is but Stephen O’Donnel doesn’t seem to be getting much game time at Motherwell and I note that his contract is up at the end of the season.

Would it be worthwhile for Hibs to make an enquiry about him in the forthcoming transfer window ?

[CapitalGreen]

I admire your optimism but he has showed absolutely nothing in the games he has featured in other then the worst 5 minute cameo appearance I've ever seen at Paisley.

He played well when he came on against Rangers the week previous to St Mirren.

[Unseen work]

I admire your optimism but he has showed absolutely nothing in the games he has featured in other then the worst 5 minute cameo appearance I've ever seen at Paisley.

That was poor, but that game aside I think he’s been good.

Pre season and cup games I thought he looked good and then done well in a couple of sun appearances. Against Norwich he looked very good imo and had a bit of everything.

[Hiber-nation]

He played well when he came on against Rangers the week previous to St Mirren.

Aye you're right, he had the freedom of the right hand side and looked ok. I haven't given up on him but the signs haven't been good.

[Chorley Hibee]

That was poor, but that game aside I think he’s been good.

Pre season and cup games I thought he looked good and then done well in a couple of sun appearances. Against Norwich he looked very good imo and had a bit of everything.

He was absolutely honking at Falkirk, but freely admit he wasn't the only one.

[basehibby]

If Miller can stop getting inured he’ll be our starting right back.

Moves the ball quicker and can beat a man with a turn and can play a disguised pass.

Cadden has a lot of very good attributes but I think he kind of clogs up the right side of the park. Drives into the space and closes the space for the winger, ends up being congested and the ball comes back out.

Don’t get me wrong sometimes his runs are brilliant, but he just smashes it across goal and whilst most go “where are the strikers, they should be there” imo you can’t just put it in an area and class it as a good ball when no one was ever going to get on the end of it.

You make some good points - although I've no idea how you have such in depth knowledge of Miller's attributes - must be all that Unseen work lols. I've barely seen him play and, while he's looked an athletic agressive defender he's also looked very rough around the edges - a work in progress such that it's easy to see why Cadden is ahead of him.
Cadden is generally great going forward but not very strong defensively. Re his crossing I agree that he tends to deliver into the pen area without looking to see who's there. In his defence I think his attacking team mates should know this by now and be busting a gut to get into the box when Cadden is going forward.

[HIBS NUTS]

You make some good points - although I've no idea how you have such in depth knowledge of Miller's attributes - must be all that Unseen work lols. I've barely seen him play and, while he's looked an athletic agressive defender he's also looked very rough around the edges - a work in progress such that it's easy to see why Cadden is ahead of him.
Cadden is generally great going forward but not very strong defensively. Re his crossing I agree that he tends to deliver into the pen area without looking to see who's there. In his defence I think his attacking team mates should know this by now and be busting a gut to get into the box when Cadden is going forward.
So i’ve seen a bit of miller at east mains, he’s big and athletic, unfortunately he doesn’t look very good.
Cadden is a good footballer,carries the ball well, and is definitely a threat going forward, however, i have never seen a full back that defenders worse, he virtually never stops the cross ball coming over.
He would probably be better as a right midfielder, than a full back.

[tamig]

Was a mistake letting Mcginn go 7/10 every week .

The same McGinn that lost us the Cup?

[Dmas]

Both fullbacks get left horribly exposed the way we are setting up there isn’t someone naturally in front of them and it’s normally a player we’re expecting to be doing there work further up the park I.e youan and Boyle.
Thought the right hand side looked quite solid last night first 45 magennis played well helping out right side but obviously tired

[theonlywayisup]

The same McGinn that lost us the Cup?

The same McGinn that got us to cup finals and 3rd in the league. Or is this one mistake and you're a dud.

McGinn was a good servant for Hibs and so far based on the season approaching it's halfway point hasn't been adequately replaced. I did think we needed better at right-back and I hope that Miller is that man, but playing Cadden at RWB isn't the answer.

[theonlywayisup]

Both fullbacks get left horribly exposed the way we are setting up there isn’t someone naturally in front of them and it’s normally a player we’re expecting to be doing there work further up the park I.e youan and Boyle.
Thought the right hand side looked quite solid last night first 45 magennis played well helping out right side but obviously tired

Agree couldn't believe the number of times in the second half when they had an overload in the wide positions.

[MrRobot]

Don’t think he’s good enough to be a starting player for us tbh.

[allezsauzee]

McGinn was dreadful defensively and decent going forward. Cadden is one of the few players that we have that I'd say are good enough but I think he needs to play wing back or midfield.