redford_must_score wrote:

Finn Seemann wrote:

I think it's more than just looking at the keeper, it's the interaction with the defence that is the issue.  At set pieces we seem to favour zonal marking meaning that there are lost of bodies in and around the keeper.  Punching the ball with so much traffic is dangerous.  Ideally we should be relying on the defenders to get a good head on the ball in that set up.  Last year, we did that and Walton generally stayed on his line.

I am not sure that our current starting CHs are as competent as last years at winning aerials and we certainly miss Graham there too.

Jim needs to either tell Kuch to stay on his line more and trust the CHs (risky too) or go back to a man for man approach and give Kuch free-er rein to come for the ball.  Clearly that also depends on how the opposition set up for set pieces too.

I think we'll get there, but it is no. 1 thing to work on in training.

 
No disrespect to our current CB's but Gallacher Holt and Graham are absolute warriors that will put their head through a brick wall to clear a ball.
Gallacher and Holt especially were immense last season. I'd like to see our new guys showing the same bravery.

Edit to add, Alan Temple mad, toe a good point that Hibs were unusually skilled at putting pinpoint crosses right under the bar time and time again.

Agreed. Gallacher & Holt were responsible for our 4th position last season.
Everything that came into the box was cleared, time after time. It was the story of last season.
Evidence when Holt departed and we struggled.
So neither of them being here this season suggests a there's a gap needing filled.
Which will happen I'm sure but thus far our new attack is blending better than our new defence.
 

BMT wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gwzer1809o
Yet again screwed by VAR !

 
Listen I don't care what anyone says, they fucking hate us. Look at the TV commentary on our games just to give you a wee hint.
If Tony Docherty was our manager we'd be getting better VAR decisions because the Weegie media jizz themselves every time he picks up a microphone.

SuperMario wrote:

Surprised they’ve said it shouldn’t have been a pen, looked a pen for me tbh

Me too.

The reason his red was rescinded was that they couldn't conclusively prove that the ball was net bound (though it looked it to me), so therefore couldn't deem it a clear goalscoring opportunity.

I'm guessing it's the same reason they're now saying it shouldn't have been a penalty. But of course they also gave one to Celtic the next day (that looked even less of a penalty).

As someone said above. What a fucking mess they have gotten themselves in with the handball rule 
 

Tek wrote:

SuperMario wrote:

Surprised they’ve said it shouldn’t have been a pen, looked a pen for me tbh

Me too.

The reason his red was rescinded was that they couldn't conclusively prove that the ball was net bound (though it looked it to me), so therefore couldn't deem it a clear goalscoring opportunity.

I'm guessing it's the same reason they're now saying it shouldn't have been a penalty. But of course they also gave one to Celtic the next day (that looked even less of a penalty).

As someone said above. What a fucking mess they have gotten themselves in with the handball rule 
 

Didn’t United show clips from their‘Story of the game’ footage that threw doubts over it being a clear goal scoring opportunity.