This season he is scoring at a rate of a goal very 4.6 games and an assist ever 6.9.For reference Boyle is a goal every 3.8 and an assist every 3.8 and Nisbet a goal every 2.1 games and an assist every 5.4.
Interesting to read he wins lots of aerial battles, is there any stats on how many he wins going to a Hibs player. I just don't see him being very effective for the team or as a scorer. He doesn't take the ball in very often and is used almost as a battering ram but without someone running off him. He looks devoid of confidence to me, understandably. Quite a few have said how well Doig has been managed but I think Doidge has been played in the hope he scores and he is looking less likely to every week. He needed dropped weeks ago and we now have the unfortunate position where two strikers both look out of touch, out of confidence and seem to have lost the ability to score.
I will say I have to compliment Doidge on continuing to put himself in positions to succeed. Players like Holt and James Collins started to play further and further away from goal to avoid missing. He certainly has the bottle and the knack of getting in the right place(that is the hardest thing to find in a striker) but he needs a spell on the side lines to take the pressure of him.
I don't think he is as good as many on here think but he has shown he can be very useful. His and our biggest issue may be he has no competition for his place.
Hard to believe he played the full 90 today and for me Ross has to have a think about that as he missed another couple of brilliant chances and that will just pile the pressure on
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27-02-2021 04:39 PM #61
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27-02-2021 04:39 PM #62
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Welcome back to a lot of posters we haven’t seen for a while.
Doidge didn’t have a very good game today, I don’t think anyone would argue with that.
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Folk having a go at him for missing 2 chances - is it normal that his team mates only presented him with 2 chances the entire match?
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They’re both currently looking like pish footballers who had a purple patch once, and tbh I’m interested in ways we can play that might involve neither of them playing - with a CH up front, a midfielder playing off Boyle or something like that.
We’re struggling to squeeze good players into the team elsewhere yet that pair look absolutely miles off it to me.Last edited by Smartie; 27-02-2021 at 04:45 PM.
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27-02-2021 04:43 PM #65
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I was worried when we didn't add another striker in January and we're now in a tough spot. Doidge isn't doing enough but Nisbet has been equally off the pace when he's come on.
I'll be really frustrated if our lack of options up front costs us third this season. We invested in the squad but have a surfeit of midfielders kicking the or heels on the bench, but hardly any options up front to change things.
I'd be inclined to give Nisbet a try but we are limited in what we can do with the current squad.
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27-02-2021 04:44 PM #67
It doesn’t sound to me like Alex Miller fancies him much.
And for all his faults, that’s a guy who had an eye for a player and brought plenty of very good players to Hibs.
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And this is Nisbet’s first dip. Doidge has previous for barren runs.
If neither is scoring you’d argue Doidge brings more to the team.
But Nisbet is more likely to get you a goal, and whilst we weren’t carving Motherwell open at will, we did manage to create a few chances towards the end of the game that you’d expect decent strikers to make more of.
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I think we should play both, neither have their shooting boots on just now but hopefully things will click, I like both, they bring something different
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I am one of that group too. I actually think his strength is getting into positions. If he was as good a finisher as Nisbet he would score 20 every season. He needs to work on his finishing but it looks like it isn't natural to him. Perhaps he would benefit from a sports psychiatrist as if he could scored even 1 in 3 of the guilt edge chances he would be a very good player. As it is knocking the ball on to no-one in particular (trademark Cliff) and committing 4 or 5 fouls a game really isn't enough of a contribution.
You certainly can't fault our midfield and forward thinking players for a lack of chances created.
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27-02-2021 05:09 PM #83
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Hibs can do so much better than Doidge. Just not working out at the moment. Poor guy needs a spell on the bench.
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He’s clearly going to be disappointed he hasn’t scored that late chance, I tend to agree a spell on the bench wouldn’t be the worst thing for him.
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27-02-2021 05:12 PM #85
Big man always gives 100%, and you feel for him at times
Needs taken out of starting line up, get his confidence back
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Doidge is getting stick for missing 2 chances. Surely at home to Motherwell the team should have created more than 2 chances for him?
As for the midfield, Murphy needs to become more consistent. Apart from a 5 minute spell he was anonymous today
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