(30-08-2020, 12:48)BouncingHibees Wrote: This will be a real test, Aberdeen have found some form while our performances haven't been great, also our training has been interrupted this week by a Covid scare.
I "wrote off" Hibs pre-match chances as soon as I read this fiasco re Gogic, coincidentally one of our best box to box players up to now!!! Also I can't hide my anger and frustration at losing to THEM!!!! The reasons for my angst are numerous - 1. The recent McCrorie transfer gazump by AFC 2. Their player violations re COVID compliance and the subsequent "cream puff" SFA penalties 2. McInnes' very unimpressive conciliatory "defence"(???) of these offending AFC players compared with the response of the likes of Neil Lennon 3. Hibs have adhered to COVID compliance but suffer a dogmatic penalty anyway 4. Hibs finally "burst the AFC league bogey" last season with a 3-0 victory but still look like they are trying to overcome a psychological barrier 5. The winning Aberdeen goal was a totally avoidable goal in which Martin Boyle really did not impress - defensively clueless, unaware of what was happening around him and his uncaring response right after "setting himself up" to a Dons' pk was jaw-dropping plus his attacking performance was a nightmare in which he could have "saved the match" but didn't!
6. The meek manner in which Hibs conceded to another defeat that ended such a positive unbeaten run is a massive wake up call to all Hibs fans.
Jack Ross? Well that was an opportunity lost and he has discovered that Halberg is nothing more than a Championship player if that. Newell is the same - they will never lift themselves higher than that kinda level of footie; therefore not good enough at ER! Scott Allan must be used wisely and will never be a solid, dictating mid player like John McGinn who actually previously "carried" him through tough matches until Allan was eventually replaced - not got the physicality or mentality to dominate a footie match! Nisbet has been badly missed up front where "two up top" looked a better option for Hibs - Doidge up front just short of a useless ploy by Jack Ross!!
. I still think the Dons were beatable today and are actually fairly punchless up front even though they created scoring chances - hence my frustration re the Boyle gaffe/attitude in conceding that crucial 1st goal - a case of DON'T CONCEDE, THEREFORE DON'T GET BEAT!!!! Lastly, I think we need three more players to really enhance this team but whether Ross can find the right ones is anyone's guess.