So two good work out games before the league cup, over the two games who would your starting 11 be vs Clyde?
Marshall
Miller
Porteous
McClelland
Lewis
Kenneh
Newell
Henderson
Jair
Youan
Mcgeady
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So two good work out games before the league cup, over the two games who would your starting 11 be vs Clyde?
Marshall
Miller
Porteous
McClelland
Lewis
Kenneh
Newell
Henderson
Jair
Youan
Mcgeady
Marshall
Miller
Porto
Rocky
Doig
Kenneh
Newell
Campbell
Hauge
Melkersen
Tavares
Though only Porto and Kenneh are the must starts for me. The rest all have to compete to keep their places.
Cadden before Hauge for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Northernhibee
Allan Delferričrec - sorry for spelling - has to start central midfield. First real midfield General for a long time.
I honestly think there's argument for most positions on the park - even between the sticks as if Dabrowski starts he's earned it - and that's so, so healthy.Quote:
Originally Posted by ahibby
Wouldn't be too unhappy if Chrissy gets the start.
Absolutely delightful that I have no idea what our starting 11 will be nor what our actual best 11 will be.
Still another couple of signings to come in and with Hanlon, Mitchell, Magennis and Nisbet still to come back in it's definitely looking more positive.
Marshall
Miller
Porteous
Rocky
Doig
taveres
Kenneh
Doyle Hayes
McGeady
Youan
Melkerson
I've honestly no idea after watching those two games. Not even sure what formation we looked better in. So many positive signs over the two games.
I'm sure we'll see plenty changes in the league cup games as well.
Genuinely buzzing for the Clyde game next Saturday.
This is beginning to feel like the early days of Stubbs. After a horrendous season and awful football, I think that even a slightly slow start (with an acceptable derby performance) may be overlooked if we're getting good football from promising young players and by mid season I think we'll be absolutely flying.
Marshall
Porto
Rocky
JDH
Kenneh
Henderson
Hauge
Melkerson
Youan
McGeady
Tavares
Only joking - Rocky out, Lewy in :wink:
I’ll be honest at the moment it could be any starting line up looks like good competition for places like a lot of people I cannot wait till next Saturday for the Clyde game 🇳🇬
I’d like to see Dabrowski start in at least a couple of the group games.
After the last two games I'm absolutely gutted that I'm going to miss the Clyde game, it's hard to judge anything on friendlies but it looks very possible that LJ just might be able to pick an exciting team to watch out of the 22 plus players we've seen in action in Portugal.
What his go to first XI might be over the season, never mind this Saturday, has actually become quite hard to work out given how good some of the new lads and fringe players have looked in both games, they proved today that our total domination of Hartlepool wasn't just because they were Ertha Kitt, we were up against far better quality today and still dominated for most of the game.
What we seem to have is real competition for starting places in practically every area of the pitch and no matter what LJ finally settles for as his first choice XI we are going to have real strength on the bench as well.
This is Hibs so the big worry this early is that we have flattered to deceive a bit, but if that turns out not to be the case I'm actually quite excited for the season ahead now, something I never thought I would be saying even three weeks ago :greengrin
Marshall
Miller Porteous McLelland Doig
Delferiere Kenneh/JDH
Tavares McGeady Melkerson
Youan
I'd play Big Kev in the early Cup games.
Back 4 shouldnt be a huge issue in these games either. But i'd go
Miller Porto Brydon Doig
Kenneh will be our main man at no6 for sure. Delf is good cover in a lot of areas but i dont see him starting many and he's been named in the Dev squad
Prob go with
Kenneh
JDH Henderson / McGeady
Jair Doidge Youan
I feel a bit sorry for Clyde. They are about to take a skelping.
Quite tough for a couple of the positions, from what I’ve saw I’ll go for
………………Marshall……..
Miller…..Porteous…..McLellend…Doig…..
……………JDH……..Newell…….
Cadden……..Henderson……McGeady…..
…………………….Youan…….
For me is based on the players that have played the best (Melkersen very unlucky to miss out).
But if I was Johnson I would probably start Tavares and Kenneh to get them used to the standard and style of play.
Marshall
Miller
Porteous
Rocky/McClellend
Doig
Tavares/Hauge
Kenneh
Newell/JDH
McGeady
Youan
Melkersen
Much as I respect Joe and JDH as individual players, I don’t want them playing together in a Hibs midfield, it’s one of the other in my opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Unseen work
Marshall
Miller, Porteous, McClelland, Doig
Delferriere, Newell
Cadden, McGeady, Tavares
Youan
Marshall
Miller Rocky Porto Doig
Delfierrie
JDH Henderson
Hauge
Melkerson Youan
Mental the players left out.
Dabrowski
Cadden Brydon MCClelland Lewis
Kenneh
Newell
Campbell/McGennis
McGeady/Tavares
Nisbet/Doidge
Dabrowski
Miller
Porto
McLelland
Doig
Kenneh
Doyle-Hayes
McGeady
Henderson
Tavares
Youan
Surely Marshall will be in goals.
He has only just arrived and will want game time before the first league match.
Marshall
Doig
porto
mclelland
miller
kenneh
newell
Tavares
henderson
mcgeady
youan
Marshall, Miller, Porto & McGeady look like the only nailed on starters, with the caveat that it is very, very early days.
Great to have healthy competition for places and that's with Hanlon, Mitchell, Magennis and Nisbet to come back.
It would be good to get Dabrowski involved in cup games but Marshall needs to build an understanding with the defence, so he might have to wait.
If the five subs rule applies, then there's still plenty of scope to try different combinations.
Roll on next Saturday...
Been working all week so not much of 2 games. Miller seems to be a popular choice at right-back, he must’ve impressed to drop Cadden?
That 2nd XI could challenge for top 6 on its ownQuote:
Originally Posted by Torto7
Marshall
Miller
Rocky
Porto
Doig
Kenneh
JDH
Newell
Jair
Melkersen
Youan
Miller looked the better player in the first match but thought Cadden looked the better player today, though Cadden did move further forward when Hauge was subbed off today.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibee-boys
Both excellent players but I'd still be starting Cadden personally.
McGeady will be the first name on the teamsheet, very surprised to see so many leaving him out, He's different class!