Ive only seen a few games this season but defo dont think Naismith is the answer at right back.
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Thread: Hanlon and Stevenson
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05-12-2019 09:26 AM #91Scottish Cup Winners 2016 - The Immortals
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05-12-2019 10:59 AM #95
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The players are a far bigger problem than the formation.
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05-12-2019 12:20 PM #96This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Midfield need to do more i agree, however, we our CHs just arent defending well at present. Along with the full backs not stopping crosses. Neither full back got close to the player who crossed the ball last night.
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05-12-2019 12:27 PM #97
nothing lasts forever
Well if he did not study form pre appointment he now knows what the issues are.
I had indicated last season when some of our back four toiled against a much faster Celtic team ,it was clear as you get older you slow down.
Better to release players in that stage while they still command respect. and rightly so....nothing worse than seeing players deteriorate and leave them open to criticism
Time for change Mr Ross.
Remember a manager lost his job because of so many draws and now not even a point..
Certain players can still command a first team position n lower leagues no problem there.
Management is partly about making such difficult choices...
We will turn the corner with this new broom and January is coming up fast.
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05-12-2019 01:06 PM #98This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The midfield had no legs or pace, Horgan, Newell and Middleton don't defend and we got overran most games.
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05-12-2019 01:39 PM #100This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
An even bigger failure is Jackson. He needs moved on so that a quality left sided centre half can be brought in.
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05-12-2019 02:10 PM #101
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The problem we have is the midfield. It's collapsing after 1hr of every game and this leaves the defence exposed. We need a strong defensive midfielder like Bartley or Milligan who Heckingbottom let go and didn't replace. I hope this is JR's first aim for a signing.
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05-12-2019 03:21 PM #102This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
No expertise here, just basic observations, we've struggled ever since we lost McGinn and McGeouch and they've never been replaced properly. The midfield has been chopping and changing on a regular basis whilst Lennon and Hecky tried to find that balance and both failed. The defence can't be ignored and has to take a portion of the blame but when the midfield has been so poor this season, the defence has been exposed as being average, Lewis needs competition, we need better backup for Gray and another younger CH who's a lefty to put pressure on Hanlon.
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05-12-2019 03:44 PM #104
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He remains our best defender. He is still better than the young but improving Porto, he is better than Daz who is at the end of his career and injured a lot now, and no one appears to want Jackson. So im not sure who you think is better right now? Outside of Celtic there are no CHs that would make a huge improvement to our Centre of defence. All of them make multiple mistakes, and have similar threads on their fan forums slating them.
Can we get better? Yes of course we can. But we are limited by budget and manager after manager hasnt replaced him.
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05-12-2019 09:43 PM #106
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ALL players move on at some point.
Every player is only there until a better one emerges.
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06-12-2019 08:11 AM #107
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06-12-2019 08:12 AM #108
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No room for sentiment in football. We live in the present and at present both are not good enough
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06-12-2019 08:30 AM #110
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06-12-2019 08:59 AM #112
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We will see if Jack Ross would rather go with the majority of the .net forum, and replace Paul and Lewis in due course.
Just to add Hanlon completion rate was just under 80% last season.Last edited by Brightside; 06-12-2019 at 09:03 AM.
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06-12-2019 09:10 AM #113
I still like and rate all of our CH's, including Jackson, and would like to see how they get on with a decent midfield in front of them before deciding to punt anyone.
Yes, they've all made mistakes at times this season and some of them costly, but I don't recall a Hibs defence that has ever come under as much pressure as this one due to lack of protection and the midfield struggling to control possession better when we're in front late in games.
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06-12-2019 09:23 AM #114
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You clearly can’t accept his failings or limitations, that’s up to you. He’s been the constant in a defence of a side that have only managed to finish in the top six of Scottish football a couple of times over that period.
I want a defender that helps our goals against column first and foremost. The pass completion rate isn’t particularly hard to boost. Hanlon to Stevenson to Hanlon to Porteous. Back to Hanlon, back to Stevenson. Theres 40 passes a game right away.
He clearly did well under Lennon when we came back up. He has been poor for a year now though.
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06-12-2019 09:36 AM #115This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I know their first names are similar but surely it ends there.
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06-12-2019 09:36 AM #116
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I have been particularly impressd with him this season.
Tigerish against St Johnstione and a great goal last week.
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