RE: R'Albin's Hibs discussion thread 2012/2013
Gonna keep a colelction of all my matchday ratings on here, so I can reflect on them at the end of the season.
Williams - 6 I'm inclined to say Maybury was more at fault for the goal, however I felt he should have ran out and clattered everyone in his path and taken the ball. Dodgy from 1 or 2 crosses, however felt he performed well overall
Clancy - 7 The fact that I can't remember much of what he did beside clatter Hearts players can only be a good thing. Been impressed with him and think he is a really solid signing.
Hanlon - 8 Again, solid throughout. Almost tempted to give him an 8 because of his last ditch interception in the second half.
McPake 10 - Sorry, but a fantastic performance from him today. Pretty much faultless and completely took Sutton out of the game, he never even got a sniff. He lifts our entire defence, actually, our entire team and is our best signing in years.
Maybury 7 - Such a shame he made the mistake as he performed really well throughout. Mistake or not; his addition probably saved us a couple of goals, compared to having Stephens on.
David Wotherspoon 4 - My tin hat is firmly on here, and 4 is maybe harsh considering his good ball for the goal, however I don't think he offers much and was a total passenger throughout IMO. He has no confidence at the moment and I don't know how you can sort that.
Stevenson 5 - Like others, didn't even realise he was playing until about 15 minutes in. Never really did much - still a fan of him though and he is a really good squad player.
Deegan 6 - I love him already, he never did much but he is the tough midfielder we have been crying out for.
Cairney 7 - Looks a player. Apparently he was vomiting all over the place at one point, still, didn't seem to cause him any bother during the game and thought he played well overall.
Doyle 4 - Again, I hate being Mr.Negative, but I thought he was really poor today. Didn't have any composure and never cause their defence any bother at all. I don't think he's good enough for the SPL, sorry.
Griffiths 8 - On the contrary, he constantly looked a threat. He missed a couple of good chances but he never stopped running, and the second he was taken off we never looked like scoring
Subs
Claros 8 - Great performance when he came on. I've always thought that when he got used to the tempo of the Scottish game he could become a decent player. Always found a man with his passes and got stuck in, really composed on the ball. I was very impressed with him.
Handling 3 - Not much time to do anything, needed to have a shot himself in the second half but never had the confidence to.
Caldwell 3 - Never did much, hardly surprising but never looked half as confident on the ball as he did when I last watched him.
I think the main thing today was that we worked fantastically well as unit. I know I gave the midfield some low ratings, as I don't think any of them had a particularly amazing solo performance, however they all worked together and it made it so much harder for them. Our defence were incredibly solid, and that was so unbelievably refreshing to watch.
I really enjoyed today and was great to see us stand up to them, and show that we still have fight left in us. Our fans were brilliant I felt, and their party was completely ruined. More of the same please Hibs.
