Just to add to the formation thing. This is from a standard txt book on playing the diamond.
When on the attack, the Diamond requires the deepest lying midfielder to hold position, as a shield to the defence—a defence without the two fullbacks who have joined in the attack. This leads to a transition to a shape resembling the standard 3-5-2.
We do not have that at the moment. I like Hallberg but in many of the game he goes walk about and doesn’t drop in to make it a 3. For me that’s the big missing link.
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05-12-2019 07:47 AM #421
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05-12-2019 07:48 AM #422
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We’ve played it four times and lost 6 goals. In the reverse fixtures, playing with one up front, we lost 9 goals.
Bottom line, we can’t defend properly, irrespective of system.
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05-12-2019 07:49 AM #423This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Our defence hasnt been great whether its this formation or the one heckingbottom was deploying. So surely setting up to get the best out our attacking players which this formation mostly has done is the only way forward until January when we can bring in players to change the shape and either give the defence more cover or recruit new defenders? I dont see any other alternative. We cant see out leads so the only way we are going to win is to keep pressing forward for more goals and trying to turn games into end to end affairs.
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05-12-2019 08:06 AM #424This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Poor players contribute to poor performances and poor results.
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05-12-2019 08:24 AM #425This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I think the 17/18 season was their peak, they were both arguably in as good form as anyone else in the league and were deserving of being in and around the Scotland squad. I do think they are now in decline though, and are fast becoming the priority areas to replace, but by no means the only two problem areas.
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05-12-2019 10:37 AM #426
You defend from the front, middle and back and our weak area of defending has been the middle. Allan has worked hard on this part of his game, Mallan tries but is poor, the number of times he puts in a half hearted challenge and then gives up. Hallberg, Slivka and Newell are tidy clever players but wont win many 50/50's or break up play with a solid challenge and Vela, well where is he? abducted by aliens by the look of it. We recruited poorly in the middle, Jackson is a lower half EFL journeyman, we have no one pushing Lewis at LB and Naismith is bang average, with James just the same. At the moment I'd say we need at least 4 maybe 5 new players.
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05-12-2019 02:26 PM #427
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None of the back 4 or the goalie can have any complaints if they are dropped for sat.
If you were a defender on the bench watching the same guys make the same mistakes week in week out it must be really frustrating.
Big changes are needed, no time for sentiment, if players aren’t performing then they have to be dropped.
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05-12-2019 03:35 PM #429
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James - right back for Naismith
Jackson centre half for Hanlon
Lewis is just lucky there is no other left back.
We have to try and keep a clean sheet
Why heckingbottom thought it wise to get rid of our other left back and our 2 defensive midfielders only he will know.
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05-12-2019 04:30 PM #430This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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06-12-2019 11:20 AM #436This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote"There's class, there's first class and there's Hibs class" - Eddie Turnbull
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06-12-2019 11:54 AM #437
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06-12-2019 12:57 PM #439
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But I was more than disappointed. I thought we deserved better than the attitude they displayed in the second half.
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Maybe I'm being unkind on modern society, folk have always shouted at players but I do think it's worse now and I think these days folk have a total lack of perspective and think that it's ok to slaughter someone because they dared lose a game of football.Follow the Hibs podcast, Longbangers, on Twitter (@longbangers)
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06-12-2019 04:27 PM #441This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote"There's class, there's first class and there's Hibs class" - Eddie Turnbull
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