Team v Aberdeen

[Hibeesmad]

Oxley

Gray
Hanlon
Fontaine
Stevenson

McGeough
Bartley
McGinn
Henderson

Cummings
Feruz

[Onceinawhile]

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Oxley

Gray
Hanlon
Fontaine
Stevenson

McGeough
Bartley
McGinn
Henderson

Cummings
Feruz

Feruz is injured.

[Blaster]

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Oxley

Gray
Hanlon
Fontaine
Stevenson

McGeough
Bartley
McGinn
Henderson

Cummings
Feruz

Boyle for feruz and play 4-5-1

[Unseen work]

Hard call for stubbs to make
Stick with the team that it playing well or go for a different team (352) only problem is who to drop cause you would bring in mcgregor

Oxley
Mcgregor hanlon fontaine
Gray mcgeouch/bartley/mcginn/Henderson Stevenson
Cummings malonga/boyle

Think Boyle would be useful with his pace against them but prefer him in the wide role to through the middle.
None of the central 4 deserve to be dropped as they have all been very good

[Sir David Gray]

Oxley

Stevenson
Hanlon
Fontaine
Gray

Bartley
Henderson
McGinn
McGeouch
Boyle

Cummings

SUBS

Reguero
Forster
McGregor
Carmichael
Martin
Malonga
Stanton

[berwickhibee]

hope he goes

Oxley

McGregor
fonaine
hanlon

gray,,mcgeogh,bartley,mcginn,stevenson

Henderson supporting cummings

[Michael]

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hope he goes

Oxley

McGregor
fonaine
hanlon

gray,,mcgeogh,bartley,mcginn,stevenson

Henderson supporting cummings

100% this - supporting is our best striker since super leigh.

[Big L]

Oxley Gray McGregor Fontaine Stevenson Hanlon Bartley McGeough McGinn Henderson Cummings 4 2 3 1.

[silverhibee]

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Feruz is injured.

When did that happen.?

[Sir David Gray]

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When did that happen.?

Yesterday I think. He has a strain of some description.

[My_Wife_Camille]

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Yesterday I think. He has a strain of some description.

Another case of Hibee Hamstring?

[Viva_Palmeiras]

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Another case of Hibee Hamstring?

Solution - simples - stretch muscles whilst fatigued and increas anaerobic interval training at higher intensity. ;)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1725238/pdf/v039p00363.pdf

[bigwheel]

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Yesterday I think. He has a strain of some description.

It does put into question the stretching routines at Hibs - might be wrong , but there seems to be an Unusual amount of strains and pulls

Get them doing some Yoga !

[PiemanP]

It has to be 3-5-2 for me. Yes we've been winning games, but the 4 in the middle are so narrow I think Aberdeen will take us apart down the wings. We need pace and width to hit them on the break so this is a game for Boyle to shine like he did at the end of last season.

Oxley

Fonts
Hanlon
Forster/mcgregor

Stevenson
Mcginn
Bartley
Mcgeoch
Gray

Cummings
Boyle

Boyle to have a free role down the wings, so it's effectively 1 up top but with mcginn and mcgeoch supporting Cummings at every opportunity so he's not isolated.

Gray and Stevenson also need to get their finger out attacking wise as they've not looked nearly as threatening as last season.

[allezsauzee]

We have to play Malonga against Aberdeen. Easily our classiest striker even if he is a lazy so and so. He showed this against Dundee United last season.

[Alfred E Newman]

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Feruz is injured.

Unbelievable. Yet maybe not!

[Brightside]

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We have to play Malonga against Aberdeen. Easily our classiest striker even if he is a lazy so and so. He showed this against Dundee United last season.

I'd rather play Forster upfront on his own than Malonga!

[nickwhibs]

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I'd rather play Forster upfront on his own than Malonga!

Good one. Yes Malonga's not perfect but we play much better when he's in the team - due to his first touch and ability to bring others into play. He needs to be more ruthless with his finishing but it'll come when his confidence is back up. But I agree that he shouldn't be played as a lone striker. Him and Cummings up top for me.

[flash]

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I'd rather play Forster upfront on his own than Malonga!

Well lets just be thankful you have no say in team selection

[SirPsychoHibee]

I'm thinking 3-5-2 is the way to go tonight as well.

Oxley

Fontaine
Hanlon
McGregor

Stevenson
Mcginn
Bartley
Mcgeoch
Gray

Henderson

Cummings

Henderson could be pretty effective as a number 10 type playing off Cummings. Think a 4-4-2 could be suicidal tonight.

[.Sean.]

Oxley

McGregor
Fontaine
Hanlon

Gray
McGinn
Bartley
Henderson
Stevenson

Cummings
Malonga

[flash]

Oxley

Gray
Hanlon
Fontaine
Stevenson

McGeouch
Bartley
McGinn
Henderson

Cummings
Malonga.

Our best available team.

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

This would have been my pick of the ties but the BBC in their efforts to big up the huns made them look real stupid so we get nothing.

[J-C]

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Oxley

Gray
Hanlon
Fontaine
Stevenson

McGeouch
Bartley
McGinn
Henderson

Cummings
Malonga.

Our best available team.

4-4-2 will get demolished against Aberdeen, we need bodies in midfield so it should be 3-5-2 or 3-1-4-1-1 depending who's available.

[scoopyboy]

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Oxley

McGregor
Fontaine
Hanlon

Gray
McGinn
Bartley
Henderson
Stevenson

Cummings
Malonga

I think it will be 3-5-2 tonight as well Sean.

Speaking to a chap that knows his stuff and he says if it's that formation then Bartley will miss out, I hope not as he's been getting better by the week.

I notice you have left McGeouch out of the team, thing is one of the midfield have to go from Saturday if we go 3-5-2.

[Andy74]

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I'd rather play Forster upfront on his own than Malonga!

Let's not get silly about it. Malonga will come good again once he gets a bit more game time.

[hfc rd]

3-5-1-1

Oxley

McGregor
Fontaine
Hanlon

Gray
McGinn
Bartley
Henderson
Stevenson

McGeouch

Cummings


subs (think it's only 5 subs for league cup)
Reguero
Forster
Boyle
Carmichael
Malonga

[Billy Whizz]

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I think it will be 3-5-2 tonight as well Sean.

Speaking to a chap that knows his stuff and he says if it's that formation then Bartley will miss out, I hope not as he's been getter by the week.

I notice you have left McGeouch out of the team, thing is one of the midfield have to go from Saturday if we go 3-5-2.

Can't see him leaving McGeough out unless he's injured. See what you mean with Bartley, if we have 3 centre halfs, don't need a sitting midfielder in front of them. Unless Bartley is going to mark one of their key players

[Smartie]

Malonga brings a lot to the table - his touch is excellent, he holds it up well, links play excellently and he has a fair bit of pace when he gets going.

He doesn't really seem to bring a cutting edge though and that's what we've been lacking. He doesn't seem to me to have a great partnership with Cummings.

I think our defence and midfield look a bit better this season than last but ultimately it was what we did in the final third that cost us last year and I have a strange feeling it will be the same this year. We have the same players and the same failings (albeit with our excellent defensive record we're getting away with it for now).

I honestly don't think that chucking big Jordon up there is anything like as mental as it sounds. We went quite direct at times on Saturday - at least he'd win the odd flick if we did that, and at least he'd attack every cross that was put in the box (instead of just watch them as Malonga and Cummings tend to do).

Hopefully Keatings will be fit to return shortly as he was showing encouraging signs.

[JimBHibees]

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Can't see him leaving McGeough out unless he's injured. See what you mean with Bartley, if we have 3 centre halfs, don't need a sitting midfielder in front of them. Unless Bartley is going to mark one of their key players

I would say their key player at the moment is McGinn who was outstanding on Sunday so I think we do need to double up in wide areas to protect the full backs. Would maybe go for a 451 or 4411 with maybe Henderson off Malonga or Cummings up front.

My team would be

Ox

Gray Hanlon Fontaine Stevenson

McGeouch Bartley McGinn Boyle

Henderson

Malonga or Cummings.