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Hibs vs Hearts: First-Half Tactical Review 🆕🎦 A look back at the defining themes from the opening 45 minutes: ⚽️ Out of Possession: A clever 4-1-3-2 press allowed Hibs to suffocate Hearts while playing out from the back. Even when Hearts broke through and hit a switch of play, we were able to recover. 🔨 Build-Up: The 3-1-6 continuing to be embedded. Now with Jamie McGrath, Martin Boyle and Adam Mayor on the left, our build-up improved significantly. But Joe Newell’s positioning, movement & rotations are proving to be vital. 🏃Attacking Numbers: Once we play through and forward, the numbers getting forward is really impressive. But it’s not aimless running, it’s controlled and organised.

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4️⃣5️⃣💭 Probably not going to send… But what a half. Terrible goal to lose, this zonal marking needs a lot of work. Boyle off the left is working incredibly well. Similar to the Celtic game, a 4-4-2 out of possession, the only issue is Chaiwa dropping deeper to pick up Brage or their player dropping, that's pulling Mulligan in & if Hearts hit a switch, they are dangerous with McPake & Kingsley etc. We've looked strong in possession, Joe Newell is a completely different player - incredible stuff. As always, we need that extra goal, and we need to hold this line-up for as long as possible. Huge 45 ahead.

🥬📋 Glad to see Boyle back in, he's really important to that right side, gives us an out ball and can hopefully stretch things I'm behind. McGrath needs to step up after mid-week, hope to see him on the left, rather than playing behind Elding. GGTTH 💚

9️⃣0️⃣💭🧵 It's a point, but beyond frustrating the manner of losing the goal. We have away the ball far too easily after we scored & it was the sloppy play that sunk us. Overall, the 2nd half was better, we created chances but they didn't feel clear cut - whereas St.Mirren forced Sallinger into a couple of big saves. Despite me being desperate to see McGrath come into the team, he was anonymous. We were lacking another attacking threat, as Newell, Mulligan, Chaiwa as midfield was strong out of possession, but lacks creativity. Elding got lost in it all & I wouldn't be surprised to see the passing networks show a lot of the players ontop of each other… N Cadden was dangerous, thought he did well & the adjustment from Reedijk meant we got him into the game in decent areas. I think it's fair to question Reedijk’s subs / positioning of players. Newell could easily have dropped into the 6, instead Abdulai went in there & was sloppy on the ball. Newell did well further forward, but just pull him back, leave Abdulai higher. Then Klidje comes on & goes left, with Matondo through the middle…? Ramsay was struggling with N Cadden being direct, so why not let Matondo do the same? I know he's limited with the injuries we have but some of the positions the players are being deployed confuses me a little.