Season so far…

[johnstone]

Now that we have gone through one round of games it's probably a good barometer on the team's progress.

 

From my own point of view, I really think this is genuinely an exciting time for the club. The football we are playing is exceptional and like nothing I could ever have dreamed of seeing at Fir Park. 

 

I was chatting to a few mates, and I actually think the only game we have actually deserved to lose all season was the St Mirren semi final. If you look back at the league fixtures:

 

Motherwell v Rangers - 1-1 - draw probably a fair result but could have nicked it. 

St Mirren 0 v 0 Motherwell - fair result

Hearts 3 v 3 Motherwell -- should have won

Motherwell 2- 2 Killie - Should have won

Dundee 1 - 1 Motherwell - Should have won

Motherwell 2- 0 Aberdeen - Justified

Celtic 3 - 2 Motherwell - Draw probably would have been a fair result

Motherwell 1 - 2 Falkirk - Game of two halfs- draw might have been a fair result.

Livingston 1 - 2 - Fair result

Motherwell 2 - 0 Dundee Utd - Fair result

Aberdeen 1 - 1 Motherwell - Probably should have won it. 

Killie 1 - 3 Motherwell - Pumped them

Motherwell 2 - 0 Hibs - Total domination.

 

Every one of these games we have not been dominated by anyone and the really good thing about this is the trend we are moving towards - scoring goals and then controlling games, reducing the draws.

 

Exciting times.

[weeyin]

Given the radical overhaul of the way we were playing, I expected a lot more defeats early in the season, with the rewards not starting to come until after Christmas.

I have been pleasantly surprised how quickly we were able to pick up points. The fact we were disappointed not to win some of the first few matches speaks volumes about the progress.

It's been great to watch us develop, and the exciting thing is have barely started.

Who knew letting footballers play football could be so entertaining?

 

[Inflato]

I came across this analysis on X by @johnwalker_1986 and was going to share on the Hibs thread, but this seems a more appropriate place given it shows how much of a transformation has taken place in such a short period of time. Frankly, it's astonishing;

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Motherwell: Dominating Without the Ball

A lot of praise has rightly went to Motherwell & Jens Berthel Askou for their work "With the Ball" but last night was a clinic on how to control a game "Without the Ball".

Hibs Analysis
> Wing-Backs High & Wide to Deliver
> Hanley "Limited" Distribution Quality
> Barlaser Key in Building Through Lines

Motherwell Press:
> Leave Hanley Spare
> Front 2 Pressing Outside CB's
> Just Blocking Barlaser
> Triggers to Jump on Hanley After Bushiri Pass inside
> Frustrates Wing-Backs to Drop Deeper & Deeper

Just Intelligence & Scanning
Elijah Just is one of the signings of the season, he has absolutely everything but last night his intelligence and technical ability without the ball was exceptional:
> Regularity of Scanning for Barlaser
> Blocks Barlaser & Creates Chances to Jump
> Wins Penalty & Scores off the Back of that work

Work-Rate When Broken
Albeit happened only once in the 30mins the game was 11v11, it helps when players work-rate is at such a high intensity when Hibs did break through, Motherwell got back behind the ball & forced an error.

Best Coached Side in the Country Currently 👌

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