The Alfred Johansson Thread

[wellsince75]

2 hours ago, FirParkCornerExile said:

I still stand by that I don't think our standard is particularly poor in large parts of then game, however it comes to fuck all because 

1. We have fuck all up front. Maswanhise is a waste of a Jersey right now and RCC aint much better.

2. We play the press far too slowly allowing teams to counter our movement

3. The engine in the midfield is under powered so far , we need Priestman back or those in position to up their standard and pace of play. 

4. We are gifting some comical goals right now, not through anything other than our own bad judgement.  

 

These 4 issues do not require a full fundemental reset, which Id be more worried about.

Im hopeful that we can sort some of this out. 

Defence - Tighten up through having .SOD (JK when fit).   JKL  Moorman  Williams - would be stronger than what we've been doing.  This is where I'd start and expect immediate improvement. 

Midfiled - we need Pressman back + I'd recall Whyte. He offered more phsycicality and we're missing this.

Wide areas - if we push Longelo, Sparrow up here we have options along side JT,RCC, Vogt.

These changes I think would solve a chunk of our problems  - be interesting to see if the gaffer mixes things up. 
 

 

[Prestwickwell]

38 minutes ago, star sail said:

Nice to see you fighting the good fight. I think this is a really good summary of where we are.

We are giving Dundee no credit for their performance. The assumption is that Dundee are shite when in actual fact they have made a very solid start to the season.

The reaction to the last three games has been eye opening to say the least. 

The good will of the last 18 months has been wiped out in 15days. Is that really any display of a commitment to the cause?

15 days ago Rangers fans were calling for Derek McIness to be sacked. Look at the goodwill at Ibrox now.

Having saved Celtic's season last term, MON was booed at Parkhead today. A football fans support is very fleeting and transient and based almost purely on emotion. 

There was a BBC article during the week discussing if Hibs should follow the Motherwell blueprint for manager recruitment. Is that blueprint now redundant because we are on a run of three bad games? Remember JBA lost to Dundee back in April will a not too dissimilar performance. 

We need some perspective . 

 

Think a lot of what you say makes sense but can we ever build up good will as every season it’s a new build 

 

we have a good season we lose our best players / manager

 

we have a bad season we look to bin players / managers 

I’m not comparing this season to last because even if jens stayed im not convinced we’d have repeated the level 

 

think it’s been a poor start regardless of last season & the performances as others have said have been more concerning 

 

I’m not convinced in 3 weeks time we’ll see a better Motherwell but more than happy to be proved wrong 

Maybe jens benefited from having an understanding of the British game than Alfred doesn’t?

[FirParkCornerExile]

11 minutes ago, wellsince75 said:

Im hopeful that we can sort some of this out. 

Defence - Tighten up through having .SOD (JK when fit).   JKL  Moorman  Williams - would be stronger than what we've been doing.  This is where I'd start and expect immediate improvement. 

Midfiled - we need Pressman back + I'd recall Whyte. He offered more phsycicality and we're missing this.

Wide areas - if we push Longelo, Sparrow up here we have options along side JT,RCC, Vogt.

These changes I think would solve a chunk of our problems  - be interesting to see if the gaffer mixes things up. 
 

 

I agree with a lot of that but Maswanhise and RCC need to be benched that is all they are good for right now. We also need to get SOD back in the team. We need to give Eythor a run , he rumbled Dundee up more in 8 mins than the rest of the team did in 80 mins.

[wellsince75]

17 minutes ago, FirParkCornerExile said:

I agree with a lot of that but Maswanhise and RCC need to be benched that is all they are good for right now. We also need to get SOD back in the team. We need to give Eythor a run , he rumbled Dundee up more in 8 mins than the rest of the team did in 80 mins.

Completely agree - SOD should have been in the rangers game. 
 

same for those who need subbed - people need to know they have to perform or someone else gets the start

[FirParkCornerExile]

13 minutes ago, wellsince75 said:

Completely agree - SOD should have been in the rangers game. 
 

same for those who need subbed - people need to know they have to perform or someone else gets the start

Agreed

[Prestwickwell]

Missed the games since st Mirren tbf but sod got ripped apart by their winger ( maybe a level of fitness though )

it’s an area either way that should have been addressed 

[joewarkfanclub]

I do think we lack leadership on the pitch. A voice to coach the players through what the manager wants implementing.

Last year we had McGinn, SOD & Watt all dictating things and driving standards.

I had hoped Fadinger might be that guy this year as the continuity player, but he doesnt appear to be overly vocal, so maybe not his bag.

McGinn is supposed to be back training soon, but having SOD in there meantime would help, probably at RCB, rather than RB, albeit you would either have to put Jake or JKL out there.

[Happy Dosser]

2 hours ago, star sail said:

Nice to see you fighting the good fight. I think this is a really good summary of where we are.

We are giving Dundee no credit for their performance. The assumption is that Dundee are shite when in actual fact they have made a very solid start to the season.

The reaction to the last three games has been eye opening to say the least. 

The good will of the last 18 months has been wiped out in 15days. Is that really any display of a commitment to the cause?

15 days ago Rangers fans were calling for Derek McIness to be sacked. Look at the goodwill at Ibrox now.

Having saved Celtic's season last term, MON was booed at Parkhead today. A football fans support is very fleeting and transient and based almost purely on emotion. 

There was a BBC article during the week discussing if Hibs should follow the Motherwell blueprint for manager recruitment. Is that blueprint now redundant because we are on a run of three bad games? Remember JBA lost to Dundee back in April will a not too dissimilar performance. 

We need some perspective . 

 

Well said. I've been a bit taken aback by the reaction here to the last three games. A week is a long time in politics, it's said, and the same can be said for football. Things can change very quickly and we should wait and see how AJ uses the three week international break to remould his line-up. 

We are in a period of transition and i think we are missing the influence of   SOD and Paul McGinn to steady the troops. They are great senior pros and the coach needs to draw on their experience, imo. Unfortunately, I don't know if Paul will be playing any time soon but Stephen is an obvious replacement for Tom Sparrow, who isn't an RB but has been pressed into service there. Our defence needs an organiser on the pitch.

I feel P-H and Thor need a run out together. If AJ still has faith in Maswanhise, he should surely be employed as an OAO winger to augment Longelo on the left.

Lots of work to do for the coaching staff in  the next few weeks........

 

 

[Great Balls of Shire]

3 hours ago, Yoshi-1991 said:

I will be honest, wasn't convinced when he joined, felt the lack of playing experience and age combined made for a combination that players may find difficult to get behind. Someone close to your own age that has never done your job telling you what to do, how to do it and that they know better can be a difficult pill to swallow. I know it can be done and has been done before, but I just get the impression AJ doesn't have the right personality to back it, he doesn't come across as someone that has a lot of presence about him. I don't think (just from observation) that the players have baught in and there are several operating right now way below their usual standard. Not all on the manager, the players need to sort themselves out. He will be given time, but I hope that we don't do our usual and cling on too long before pressing the button on it. We've seen it before with the drop off in attendance etc and after all the good work we have done getting numbers up I'd hate to see it all be undone. 

The attendances will ultimately drop off at some point, if some folk dont want the tough times, thats their call.

They were always fairweather fans, we aren't always going to be successful , they're will always be a core support and hopefully have maybe got another 1000 added onto it.