We'll play worse than that and win games, first half was some of the best football we've played all season. Second half we drifted off and were pretty disappointing as the game wore on but all we were really lacking today was a Kris Boyd - a goalscorer. He was the difference today.
Play like that first half in the play-offs and we'll be fine IMO.
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10-05-2014 03:20 PM #1
Not A Bad Performance
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10-05-2014 03:22 PM #2
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We've played ok in the last four games and only got one point. Not good signs.
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10-05-2014 03:25 PM #3
I really felt today that if we'd scored early doors the floodgates would have opened, but it just didn't work out that way. Still feel confident about a team coming from a lower division to a packed Easter Rd which would rattle them. As long as we're strong in the first leg I think we'll do it without too many problems.
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10-05-2014 03:27 PM #4
Do they no say the sign of a good team is one that sctaoes points even when playing poorly?
We are suppossdly playing well yet are losing almost every game.
Quite worrying.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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10-05-2014 03:27 PM #5
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Disagree, the first 20 we were decent but after that we were dreadful, no shape, no plan, no movement and a punt up the park everytime. Butcher was tactically really poor today.
Should have played with a 4-2-3-1, Watmore one side, Harris the other and Stanton attacking centre, Cummings or Heff up front. Playing a 4-4-2 gave away the midfield to Killies 5 and subsequently we lost all the second balls.
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10-05-2014 03:30 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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10-05-2014 03:30 PM #7
It wasnt our worst performance of the season but it was still extremely poor.
Yes we hit the bar but I can't remember Heff or Collins winning a single header in the second half yet we persisted with the same hoof tactic.
The hoof into the box as well is aimless, high and generally brutal.
I don't think the Killie keeper, like Williams, had much to do.
So in all, I think it was still not a good performance.
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10-05-2014 03:31 PM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
In the last several games we've been getting close to scoring. But "close" isn't good enough. When players have these opportunities, they have to make sure that they're going to burst the net with them, otherwise all their efforts are futile.
Also, at the other end. Opposition teams have shown that they don't need to create much against us in order to score. As we practically gift the goals away.
If you can't score as well as your opponents and you can't defend as well as your opponents, then you can't beat your opponents. You can have all the ball in the middle of the park and be the team doing most of the passing around. But that won't make any difference to the overall outcome.Last edited by Hibercelona; 10-05-2014 at 03:33 PM.
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10-05-2014 03:36 PM #9
I just thought we were criminally unlucky today, nothing seemed to fall for us and we really should've had a penalty and a man up in the first half when Pascali hauled down Nelson just after he got booked.
Genuinely calm after that, really think that performance was worthy of a win and if we can replicate it in the play-offs we'll be just fine.
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10-05-2014 03:40 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
When you want to win badly enough, you don't get unlucky. You make sure that every chance is taken and you make sure that you cover every inch of the pitch to ensure that the opposition can't gain the upper hand.
We don't do this. That's why we lose. Luck has nothing to do with it.
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10-05-2014 03:42 PM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
After the Hearts game I said "if we play like that we'll beat Partick"
After the Partick game I said "if we play like that we'll beat County"
Hibs seem to be masters of playing 1 level below the other team. Not confident at all.
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10-05-2014 04:33 PM #13
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That is not luck, that is us being the worst team in the league bar none. How anyone can honestly say they think we've played well in the last few games in beyond me.
We've been playing the worst teams in a very, very average Scottish league, teams with budgets much smaller than ours and we can barely manage a couple of shots on target a game.
I knew today that as soon as the Killie goal went in we were beat. Sad saying that but the players and management seemed to think that as well and only started getting bothered with 10 minutes to go.
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10-05-2014 04:34 PM #14
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10-05-2014 04:38 PM #15
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Before this game nearly everyone was begging for a 4-4-2 set up. So as far as TB is concerned dammed if he does dammed if he dosen't.
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10-05-2014 04:41 PM #16
Seriously though we were criminally unlucky, rattled the bar, a few shots off the line, a few goalmouth scrambles that just wouldn't fall for us, a few strong penalty claims (one a stonewaller and a red card) not given our way. There's only so much you can do.
Wasn't our day, such is the story of our season but we'll be alright come May 26th, that I'm confident of.
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10-05-2014 04:41 PM #17
The 442 looked better and a big plus having Heffernan back. I suspected we were going down before today. Not so sure now. We could very well get out of this.
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10-05-2014 05:24 PM #18
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The boy Garner for Preston has just shown the difference having a decent striker makes. Sheer brilliance gets Preston back into the game at 1-1
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10-05-2014 05:25 PM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
they are in a lower league for a reason
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10-05-2014 05:28 PM #20
First half I thought we were fairly good in all areas of the pitch, and then Killie score with their first shot. 0-1, exactly what happened in the Partick game last Saturday.
Second half was a total embarassment of a performance, so the OP is half right.
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10-05-2014 05:32 PM #21
We have been the worst team in the league this year and finished in our rightful position.
No creativity, no composure in front of goal, no star player to bail us out and played most of season without our best two defenders Hanlon and McPake.
Today's performance was as predictable as it was disappointing. Just not good enough.
If our playoff opponents have a manager with tactical nous then our players are easy to play against. I have a feeling of impending doom.
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10-05-2014 05:33 PM #22
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PH looked half fit and couldn't create a chance whereas JC is fully fit and couldn't create a chance.
One up is fine if that one is Sparky.
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Lets hope we play like we need to in those games.
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10-05-2014 06:56 PM #28
I thought it was quite similar to fenlons last game versus hearts. We battered them for nearly 40 minutes but couldn't score then Boyd scored the sucker punch and knocked the wind out the performance. Not good enough.
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10-05-2014 06:56 PM #29
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We are the worst team in the league and have won 1 game in19.
I admire your confidence but we can't buy a goal .
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