by Yummy Fur » Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:28 pm
Some positives in the first half with good movement from Miller (excellent throughout), Bingham, Kelly and McMann but 2nd half was a real lesson. It reminded me a bit of our defeat at Aberdeen in the opening game of our relegation season under Billy Reid - for Alex Penny see Izzy Iriekpen.
I'm not ready to write off all our new signings as "dross" already but it is a worry than Lyon was seen as a better option than Phillips, Taiwo or Smith, that Imrie was seen as a better option at RWB than MacGowan (possibly not fully fit) and as much as players need time to adapt to Scottish football in the case of Penny / Bloomfield the very basics of defending / striking seemed missing.
What remains to be seen is just how good that Hearts team are - are they genuinely a good team or did Accies make them look better than they are? Either way a minimum of 3 players are required - centre half, central midfielder, physical striker.