'Predictable' Hibs need more 'variety in attack'
It's rare Hibs have a goalless draw, even more so two in consecutive weeks, but here we are. It's easy to point to the strikers when the team draws a blank, but Hibs' insistence on only attacking down the left-hand side puts a huge burden on Nicky Cadden to deliver (literally and figuratively) and makes us predictable to play against.
[BBC] It's rare Hibs have a goalless draw, even more so two in consecutive weeks, but here we are. Neither side looked likely to score in last Saturday's Fir Park stalemate. It was a game where you'd have appreciated the fourth official putting up the number of minutes taken away at the end of the game for tedium, rather than adding time on.
The previous week we had over 20 shots against Livingston and it was a game where I left the stadium wondering how we hadn't scored. On Saturday I wondered how we would ever score. It's easy to point to the strikers when the team draws a blank, but Hibs' insistence on only attacking down the left-hand side puts a huge burden on Nicky Cadden to deliver (literally and figuratively) and makes us predictable to play against.
David Gray either has to mix up the tactics or insist his players do what he's asking if he has suggested we might explore the right-hand side or even through the middle as avenues for creating chances. Saturday was dull, predictable and boring. Motherwell fans, I'm sure, will be saying the same.
The international break has come at a good time; I hope for everyone's sake Gray and his backroom team spend the time focusing on finding some variety in attack. You can find Matty Fairnie at Longbangers podcast