Yahoo Sports 'Ultimately the burden goes on the manager' - McGeady
Another weekend, another late goal conceded by Hibernian and more points dropped from winning positions.
That's the ninth goal conceded in the last 15 minutes of games this season. They have not scored any in that time, and David Gray is under increasing pressure as head coach.
"Ultimately the burden goes on the manager," said former Hibs winger Aiden McGeady on the Scottish Football Podcast. "But any game I've watched Hibs play in the last four or five weeks, they've actually been playing well.
"It's just that last 15 or 20 minutes of the game, they seem to almost deepen off and invite pressure. You don't want to put too much pressure on David Gray and the fans are demanding performances.
"They're getting them, but they're not getting the results. But he does have to start picking up wins. It's one win in 11 and it doesn't make for great reading."
If matches this season ended at the 75-minute mark, Hibs would be fourth in the Scottish Premiership. A hypothetical stat, of course, but it shows how dramatic that drop-off has been.
"It's that Achilles heel of conceding late goals," McGeady continued. "Who takes the blame for that? David Gray is the manager, of course he does.
"He can't control if something happens on a football pitch. The thing I heard about the game was the the lack of substitutions. That's something that the manager might look at and might learn from.
"But he's got to start picking up wins soon because the fans there are demanding success."
