One thing I enjoy with Alex in charge is that he keeps the team playing right up until the full time whistle. When we were last in the SPL under Billy Reid (and also in his last season in Division 1), we would play for around 65 minutes, then defend for the remainder of the game. If we were winning 1-0 or 2-1, or drawing 0-0 or 1-1, it wouldn't matter as Billy was happy to get anything from the game. The number of points/games we lost due to this was significant.
Under Alex, he keeps the team going and pushing up to the full time whistle. Watching Friday night's game again, you could see in the last five minutes he was telling the players to continue to push up the pitch and go for the third.
Looking at the stats from this season so far, out of 10 league games and 3 cup games, we have scored 6 goals in the last five minutes (plus any time added on):
League game v Thistle - 1-0 down with the equaliser scored in the 86th minute and winner scored 90+2
Cup game v Alloa - 3-1 up and fourth scored in 87th minute
League game v Ross County - 3-0 up and fourth goal scored 90+1
League game v Motherwell - 3-0 up and fourth goal scored 90+1
League game v Aberdeen - 2-0 up and third scored 90th minute
The main priority this season is to survive in the top flight. If we continue to play the way we are just now over the next few months, we can guarantee safety and build on it.
If you like a flutter, put a couple of pounds on Accies scoring in the last 5 minutes of a game.