Marink Reedijk's first game in charge of Hibernian ended in a 1-0 defeat at Dundee United, highlighting the challenges ahead for the new manager.
Daniel Bennie scored the only goal on 35 minutes for the hosts, and Hibs played the final stages with 10 men after Jacob Devaney was sent off for denying Neil Farrugia a goalscoring opportunity. "The most frustrating thing is that 2,500 people came all the way from Edinburgh and we were not able to give them what I hoped to do," Reedijk told BBC Scotland.
Reedijk criticised his team's "imprecision and indecisiveness towards the final third", noting it was the fourth game this season without scoring. Despite some promising moves, including efforts from Callum Wright and Josh Mulligan, and a bright spell from new signing Rabbi Matondo, Hibs struggled against a Dundee United side that registered 17 shots and an expected goals value of 1.68.
Former Scotland international James Mc Fadden backed Reedijk, saying the shift from a back three to a 4-2-3-1 system would take time. "Hibs won't be in trouble come the end of the season, absolutely not," Mc Fadden said. The defeat leaves Hibs tenth in the Premiership, but with patience, the new regime may yet turn things around.
Source: BBC Sport Football · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing