17-10-2021, 00:10
Hibernian manager Jack Ross: "We deserved what we got. We were our worst version of ourselves; lazy, slow and selfish in a lot of our individual play. No qualms over the result, Dundee United deserved to win. We were desperately poor and that isn't acceptable in terms of where we want to be and where we've pushed to be for probably the last year and a half." Says it all really. United were up for it and we weren't.
I agree Scott Allan is a luxury player, but you could also argue that Martin Boyle is the same. If he's not up for it, or is starved of decent ball, Hibs are just not at the races. I would field a couple of luxury players most games, but they need others around them to do the donkey-work.
For me, the biggest problem is the lack of an aggressive, ball-winning midfielder - a John McGinn type player, or another Marvin Bartley. Gogic is fair to middling, but doesn't fill that gap consistently enough for Hibs' ambitions. As stated above, we are an opposition manager's dream at the moment - far too predictable and without enough on- or off-field leadership.
I agree Scott Allan is a luxury player, but you could also argue that Martin Boyle is the same. If he's not up for it, or is starved of decent ball, Hibs are just not at the races. I would field a couple of luxury players most games, but they need others around them to do the donkey-work.
For me, the biggest problem is the lack of an aggressive, ball-winning midfielder - a John McGinn type player, or another Marvin Bartley. Gogic is fair to middling, but doesn't fill that gap consistently enough for Hibs' ambitions. As stated above, we are an opposition manager's dream at the moment - far too predictable and without enough on- or off-field leadership.
Cabbage is still good for you