Dons_1988 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Well that was a great day. By far the best and most enjoyable performance of our season.Hibs will be disappointed but focusing on us I thought we were fantastic. Our work off the ball was outstanding, we let hibs knock it about the back four but as soon as the ball came into the midfield two we pounced and they had no answer to it.Shinnie was absolutely immense and was key to what I just mentioned above. Christie and McLean not far behind.Delighted for GMS, I said after the killie game there is a player there and he really showed it today. He needs to produce that regularly though, it’s up to him to show he can produce that consistently. Two fantastic goals today but all round I thought we were superb. That’s the performance we’ve been waiting for all season. That’s the benchmark dons, get to that level every week and we’ll be fine.3 wins in a row too since the mcinnes/rangers saga ended...coincidence?COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 41 minutes ago, BawWatchin said: Not really. Hibs will no doubt skelp Aberdeen at ER next time. Like last time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Just now, kingjoey said: Like last time? Aberdeen will underestimate Hibs. They've played them at their worst on a few occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, BawWatchin said: Aberdeen will underestimate Hibs. They've played them at their worst countless times. FTFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Aberdeen will underestimate Hibs. They've played them at their worst on a few occasions. Sorrow, sorrow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 1 minute ago, Dons_1988 said: Sorrow, sorrow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmothecat2 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 When did we last actually lose to Hibs in the league? I genuinely can't remember. I seem to remember a while where we never seemed to win against them, now it feels as though the opposite is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 9 minutes ago, Jmothecat2 said: When did we last actually lose to Hibs in the league? I genuinely can't remember. I seem to remember a while where we never seemed to win against them, now it feels as though the opposite is true. May 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 7 minutes ago, EdTheDuck said: May 2012 Yeap. For years before that both teams wobbled between fairly reasonable and utter gash, and results were pretty much shared around. There were some utterly horrendous 0-0 draws for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmothecat2 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Yeap. For years before that both teams wobbled between fairly reasonable and utter gash, and results were pretty much shared around. There were some utterly horrendous 0-0 draws for a while. I remember one at Easter Road, early in the season where I don't think either side had a shot on target.I also remember a loss at Easter Road when two Aberdeen players were wrongly sent off, still took until right at the end of the match for Hibs to actually get the winning goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksburnDandy Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 That was the performance yesterday we were all looking for all season. It was like watching last season's team in terms of dominance but with some technically superior play to that.Obviously GMS had a superb game, I'm not his biggest fan but fair play to him. Shinnie, outside GMS, would have been man of the match. For the second time this season he absolutely destroyed multi million pound man McGinn. A classy performance.On John McGinn, he's a good player having seen him in other games but against us, he's never showed up whether for St Mirren or Hibs. As such, a lot of Dons fans do not get the hype around him. We nullify him very well.Now if McInnes can take yesterday into next week in terms of pressing the opponent, that would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akredz Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 1 hour ago, BucksburnDandy said: Now if McInnes can take yesterday into next week in terms of pressing the opponent, that would be nice. That, and if he watched what Hearts did to them, in terms of their game plan, surely to goodness he has to realise that is the way to deal with Celtic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksburnDandy Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 That, and if he watched what Hearts did to them, in terms of their game plan, surely to goodness he has to realise that is the way to deal with Celtic You'd have thought he had realised that after the Scottish Cup Final but he reverted to type in October, and then again twice v the ****.Maybe, just maybe he may shed his conservative nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingboots Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 That was a performance similar to last season. Few things in football as satisfying as a rousing chorus of "Oh this is so fucking easy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 11 hours ago, BucksburnDandy said: Obviously GMS had a superb game, I'm not his biggest fan but fair play to him. Shinnie, outside GMS, would have been man of the match. For the second time this season he absolutely destroyed multi million pound man McGinn. A classy performance. On John McGinn, he's a good player having seen him in other games but against us, he's never showed up whether for St Mirren or Hibs. As such, a lot of Dons fans do not get the hype around him. We nullify him very well. Over the last few years it's been obvious Shinnie has been consistently stronger, better and more influential in games than McGinn. In fact, along with Scott Brown, Shinnie has probably been the most consistent Scottish player in the country for 3 seasons now. I'm reckoning that there are 3 things that work against him......the fact that Strachan and McGhee simply (and bizarrely) ignored him ; the fact that his superb versatility as a full-back, a defensive midfielder and an attacking midfielder makes it difficult for some people to recognise his worth ; and the fact that in the big games over the last few years....last year's Scottish cup final aside.....the team haven't as a whole haven't really turned in performance worth the name. I've watched the Dons for many a year now and I can't think of a single player in the last 3 decades that has matched Shinnie for the combination of drive, consistency, ability, influence, versatility and leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing. Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Lennon thinking it would be a good idea to proclaim we are the second best footballing team in the country before this game worked out well. Absolute moron. Up there with playing Efe Ambrose at right back up against GMS and giving Whittaker a THREE year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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