To be honest, I could have gone back to any thread where the OP has started a thread highlighting our deficiencies in midfield. Just searched and we've had threads started on:
24th November 2021 Midfield (hibs.net)
19th December 2021 Midfield (hibs.net)
21st January 2022 Midfield (hibs.net)
1st February 2022 Centre of Midfield (hibs.net)
14th July 2022 Midfield (hibs.net)
27th August Whole new midfield needed (hibs.net)
28th August Midfield 3 (hibs.net)
17th September Midfield (hibs.net)
I'm not a footballing expert, unlike the various managers and coaches we've had in recent seasons. But they must be blind if they can't see our major problem is in midfield. I've not read these threads. but I'm sure that the comments are consistent - too slow, not creative enough, lacking quality etc etc.
Today, like last week, it's pretty obvious we've nothing in midfield. Like I said, I'm not a footballing expert, but can we no find a manager who knows how to fix it.
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13-08-2022 07:30 PM #1
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Midfield
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13-08-2022 07:38 PM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Problem won’t be fixed while Joe Newall remains in the team.
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13-08-2022 07:46 PM #3
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To think we had far superior midfielders in the Championship. Mcgeouch, McGinn, Bartley,Allan,Fyvie,Henderson.
It's ok though we've signed loads of young development players who can play in midfield in 3 years time.
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13-08-2022 07:47 PM #4
Play Tait and see what happens, it really can’t be any worse than Newell every week.
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13-08-2022 08:24 PM #6
It’s so depressing and predictable. I thought with Campbell getting injured last week surely they will add another central midfielder
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Nope..
They have 2 weeks to fix it.
A centre back on left side and a central midfielder or 2.
Over to you LJ and Hibs - prove me wrong and sort the massive hole in the middle of our team.
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13-08-2022 08:26 PM #7
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I don’t see us doing anything about it which is inexplicable really.
Threads like this will be a continuous theme throughout the season, if we don’t.
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13-08-2022 08:29 PM #8
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Need a spine of a team which has been the case for years and which we've all said for years, those at the club just see something else, time for those running the club to wake up.
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13-08-2022 08:41 PM #9
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Here here! Midfield and joe Newell is the problem. He is a pansy as our midfield with him in it.
4 managers, 4 x the same problem. Joe Newell.
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13-08-2022 09:01 PM #10
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I’d have Kenneh and JDH. No one else is good enough or wants it enough.
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13-08-2022 10:25 PM #16
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He isn’t ready for the responsibility of improving our midfield at this time.
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13-08-2022 10:27 PM #17
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FWIW, I’m not suggesting Tait would solve all our issues but I do find it a bit odd that he’s had so little opportunity. When he came on against Norwich he was head and shoulders the best player on the park but then wasn’t even stripped for St Johnstone.Last edited by B.H.F.C; 13-08-2022 at 10:29 PM.
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13-08-2022 10:30 PM #19
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I actually think we are managing his development appropriately.
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13-08-2022 10:34 PM #20
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That would mean him going to The Championship. We signed him because he was one of the best players in that league. I don’t think he develops by going back there. If he goes back there it’s because we deem him not good enough, not because we’re trying to develop him IMO.
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13-08-2022 10:37 PM #21
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We would not send out a player deeming he isn’t good enough. It would be to improve them.
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13-08-2022 10:46 PM #22
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I think it’s perfectly plausible that you’d send someone out because you don’t think they’re good enough or don’t see them as part of your plans, happens all the time.
He’s coming up for 21, if Hibs loan him back to a lower league side I don’t think he’s got a future here (certainly under this management team).
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13-08-2022 10:48 PM #23
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13-08-2022 11:05 PM #24
Midfields been a problem for a long long time. Hasn’t been addressed by any manager since mcginn left. Not that he can be replaced but nothings came close.
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He 100% needs a few games in the first team to show what he can do. Surely can't be any worse than Henderson has been past two games. If not I actually agree, we should let him go for his own development.
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13-08-2022 11:11 PM #26
Just give Tait a try. I’m not saying he will revolutionalise the midfield but he will be a different style to this mundane same old, same old that is currently being served by Joe Newell.
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13-08-2022 11:15 PM #27
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This is what our manager thinks:
“It’s important that young players get 25-plus games a season. You’re not going to get them in the first team here right now but they are a step ahead of the development squad so a loan becomes the next option.”
He’s not coming into the team, he’s heading away.
Tait is not the solution here. Pure and simple.
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I think if players are getting into their 20s and not even looking like breaking into the first team the writing is probably on the wall.
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14-08-2022 12:29 AM #30
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It’s really bloody frustrating. Sitting at the game today and you’re watching some of the younger players who just look out their depth in that environment. I’m all for developing players but today just heightened the feeling, for me, that we’re doing it to the detriment of the thing we’re paying good money to watch.
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