With Irvine signing, Cadden on his way and a fully fit squad. (Which is obviously very unlikely.)
What would be our strongest starting 11?
I’d go for:
Marciano
Mcginn
Porteous
Hanlon
Doig
Newell
Irvine
Allan
Boyle
Nisbet
Murphy
That would also leave us with a strong bench, something we’ve not seen this season with the likes of Doidge, Cadden (Hopefully) Mallan, Gogic, Hallberg, Magennis, Stevenson, Gullan.
I still think we’re a centre back and possibly a striker short but with the new signings, on paper it looks like not only a quality starting 11 but also a quality squad with plenty different options.
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12-01-2021 05:01 PM #1
Hibs Strongest XI
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12-01-2021 05:05 PM #2MarcianoEDIT: Did this without looking at OP and see we've picked the same team!
McGinn Porteous Hanlon Doig
Newell Irvine
Allan
Boyle Nisbet Murphy
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12-01-2021 05:19 PM #3Rocky
McGinn Porteous Doig
Irvine
Boyle Murphy
Newell Allan
Nisbet Doige
3-5-2 allows us to get a foothold in midfield and with the creativity of Newell + Allan create chances for our forwards; Plus, the threat of our wingers gives us additional options (As opposed to our current strategy of hoofing it to Boyle..
Can't decide between Irvine or Gogic
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12-01-2021 05:53 PM #4
First 3 lineups would do me.
As for the Gogic or Irvine question? My recollection of Irvine during his time at Ross County was he’s very similar to Gogic. Runs around in an ungainly style but has a bit more skill and probably more of a goal threat. So Irvine for me.
If you think back, SJM was of a similar ilk when he first arrived and turned into a bit of a gem. Maybe Irvine on his travels has honed his play for the better and may well fit right in.
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12-01-2021 05:55 PM #5
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Think you will prob find JI will of made sure he starts games he is fit, he won't come here to sit on the bench
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12-01-2021 06:06 PM #6
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12-01-2021 09:28 PM #7
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Marciano
McGinn Porteous Hanlon
Boyle Irvine Newell Murphy
Allan
Nisbet Doidge
We'll win every game 5-4. See if people will still call Ross boring then!
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12-01-2021 09:31 PM #8
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Our best 11 players might not make the best team. It is tricky finding a formation that gets everyone you would want on the pitch in the right position.
We don’t seem to play well with a 1 or a 3 up front for example so Nisbet is better with Doidge, but if you want 3 in midfield and our wide players it doesn’t work.
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12-01-2021 09:43 PM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Do you think that’s good management that allows us to change formations as and when it suits or poor management as we’ve not signed players to suit a system and is a bit of a mish mash of decent individuals?
Imo when picking our best team, Nisbett and Doidge need tk be up front together. Murphy and Boyle need to be played as wingers, not wing backs. A 4-4-2 with 2 central midfielders doesn’t work any more as we just get over run in midfield. We also have far too many central midfielders just to play with 2 in midfield.
I don’t know our best 11 and I’m not sure Ross does either, more than half way through our season I’m not sure that’s a good thing.
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12-01-2021 09:46 PM #10
Marciano
McGinn Porteous Hanlon Doig
Boyle Irvine Newell Murphy
Allan
Nisbet
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12-01-2021 10:00 PM #11
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Hibs Strongest XI
Marciano
McGinn
Porteous
Hanlon
Cadden
Newell
Irvine
Allan/Magennis/Murphy
Doig
Boyle
Nisbet
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12-01-2021 10:15 PM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Marciano
Hanlon Porteous McGinn
Doig Magennis Newell Irvine Boyle
Nisbet Doidge
I do think there has been an element of signing players and then working out how to fit them in later.
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Allan and Murphy could feel hard done by, and could be in there depending on how Magennis and Irvine do. Gogic also.
But in terms of shape, I think that's the best set up. It's been the only option for as long as we've had Boyle if you don't like 1 upfront.Mon the Hibs.
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13-01-2021 07:57 AM #16
It depends who we’re playing.
Against Rangers or Celtic our best XI has to include Gogic.
Irvine is a good signing because he should be able to play with most of the other midfielders but we’ve still got a lot of players we can only play 1 of - Gogic, Mallan, Allan etc.
It would be great to get Allan back into the team with the right players around him allowing him to do what he does best.
And I don’t think a formation exists that allows us to play all of our best players, we still need to accept that we probably have to have at least 3 good players sitting out to get anything like the right blend to the team.Last edited by Smartie; 13-01-2021 at 08:00 AM.
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13-01-2021 08:06 AM #17
Marciano
Mcginn
Porteous
Hanlon
Doig
Gogic
Magennis
Irvine
Boyle
Nisbet
Doidge
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Irvine is much more of a box to box midfielder, sometimes plays in a more advanced role. Could play instead of Gogic or alongside him.
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13-01-2021 08:18 AM #19
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13-01-2021 08:21 AM #20
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Rocky
McGinn. Porto. Hanlon. Doig.
Newall. Irvine.
Boyle. Allan. Murphy / Magennis
Niz
We have so many options now.
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13-01-2021 08:32 AM #21
I like a 3-5-2. Gives us 3 players in CM and allows us to have 2 strikers.
Marciano
McGinn
Porteous
Hanlon
Boyle
Magennis/Murphy
Irvine
Newell
Doig
Nisbet
Murphy/Doidge
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Seen some other lineups with Murphy at LWB which is a terrible shout imo, we'd get destroyed down that side of the pitch if we actually tried that in a game, he's never a wingback.
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13-01-2021 08:50 AM #23
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Gogic, Doidge and Magennis to come in depending on the opposition.
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I'm not convinced we don't lose the best of Boyle playing him at WB rather than in a more attacking role.
We don't have a striker that plays well up from on their own / as part of a 3 up front. I've never been entirely convinced by Hibs playing that way either, full stop (although I know many other clubs make it work).
A "best team" has a good few of our best players sitting on the bench imo, and that's still probably accommodating a compromise of some sort.
Marciano
McGinn
Porteous
Hanlon
Boyle
Jackson
Newell
Doig
Allan
Nisbet
Doidge
Much of Hibs best football over the years has been playing 3 at the back. We see more from Hanlon that way, he's one of our best players in that system, not always so great in a pair. Doig is, I think, a cracking WB. The strikers need to be in a pair, neither of them work on their own. Allan has plenty to hit with those passes. I don't love Boyle at WB, but not sure how we get around that and play 2 strikers, and Allan. I still think we build the team around Scott Allan.
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13-01-2021 09:01 AM #25
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The fact that there are a fair few of the teams being listed that have Boyle up top in a 2 worries me.... not a lot but its concerning all the same.
I think Boyle up top with Nisbet is a good fall back, but i think we need a out and out striker up there who will compliment Nisbet.... we are shaping up to have a very competitive midfield that will trouble most teams in our league, so i think we can afford to get another forward player like Nisbet or a poacher instead of a target man like Doidge.
I like Doidge, but he has been quite inconsistent through his hibs time.... when he is on good form then wow, but thats been few and far between recently. I have a suspicion he is too personally competitive with Nisbet when it comes to goals, obviously feeling he needs to score as many if not more.... I feel like i have seen this get in the way of him playing a better pass or knock down, or even trying to hard in other ways.
There's a time and a place for a target man, much like there's a time and a place for a midfield enforcer like Gogic.... but our strongest team shouldn't include either Dodge or Gogic, for most games that is.
Nisbet is a skilful player as well as a goalscorer so a poacher who can be in the box no matter what is what we need i think... a cummings-esque player would be great.
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13-01-2021 09:11 AM #26
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He is no more inconsistent when it comes to scoring goals than most other strikers. His stats are up there with any player of his type.
There is a fascination now though with watching him and looking for a fault. Try watching any game of football at any level and watch their striker pretending it was Doidge. You'd be seeing exactly the same type of misses and sometimes losing the ball. Nisbet got a lot of praise the other night but up to the goal, if that was Doidge he would have been slaughtered by that point for losing the ball in good positions and for his finish when he was through.
I don't think he is just a target man. He's the same size as Nisbet, he just has that strength and touch to keep the ball and get others in the game. An important part of the team and we should be happy with him rather than the likes of Kamberi trying to flick everything coming to him or falling over every time he's near a defender.
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Like i said i like Doidge, but his presence can lead to us just lumping long balls to him rather than try to play football....
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I think he’s suffered in that when he’s not been playing well we’ve had to keep him in the team due to lack of options.
I think there is a place for him in our squad but he needs some competition.
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