{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67d03060db8032f604fae0e2/6ad922c549d7d6586033f1be?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Hibs' Problem Isn't the Strikers - It's the Midfield: Fan Phone In 21st October","description":"<p>Two defeats, a toxic home atmosphere, and a midfield that keeps getting overrun. The big question hanging over Hibs is no longer whether there are signs of improvement - it&#39;s whether the current shape, selections, and mentality are actually making the problems worse.This episode is a raw, no-hiding-place phone-in on what is going wrong right now. The discussion covers the Falkirk defeat, the frustrating second-half collapse, and the growing sense that Hibs are too predictable, too easy to play against, and too reliant on opposition mistakes rather than controlling their own game.There’s sharp debate over the goalkeeper, the booing, the atmosphere at Easter Road, and whether the issue is confidence, fitness, tactics, or simply execution. The conversation also digs into the midfield debate: two versus three, who should be sacrificed, and why players like Chaiwa, Mulligan, Boyle, Cadden, Newell, and Campbell keep coming up.</p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>Why possession is not the same as control</li><li>Why Hibs keep conceding sloppy first goals</li><li>Tactical issues around playing players out of position</li><li>Whether the manager is trying to force a system on the squad</li><li>What needs to change before Celtic arrive on Sunday</li></ul><p>The panel makes the case for a more compact midfield, questions whether players are being asked to do jobs that don’t suit them, and weighs up whether there are still encouraging signs. The big challenge is turning those signs into better performances—and stopping Hibs from making life so easy for experienced opposition managers.</p>","author_name":"Longbangers"}