Early Incentive Intertoto Cup the Uefa Cup Might Be the Potential Prize but Hibs Are Under-Prepared for European Competition, Writes Michael Grant
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HIBS have a lot more intelligence than IF Elfsborg. What a shame that when the clubs meet at Easter Road this afternoon, a little more in the mental bank may turn out to be the only advantage Scotland's representatives will have going into their opening Intertoto Cup tie.
The 2008/09 season will begin with this match against the team sitting second in the Swedish championship and all Hibs have had the time to do is their homework. They were the first of the 12 SPL clubs to return for pre-season training - beginning on June 23 - but that amounts to only 14 days before taking on opponents who are a dozen games into their league campaign, and who had two players in Sweden's squad at Euro 2008.See the full content of this document
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Early Incentive Intertoto Cup the Uefa Cup Might Be the Potential Prize but Hibs Are Under-Prepared for European Competition, Writes Michael Grant
Hibs are not quite fit enough, not into a rhythm, not nearly match sharp.
Usually pre-season opposition becomes gradually more difficult during a sequence of friendlies designed to bring a side to its peak just before the start of the competitive season. Some lower league fodder is the usual appetiser.Instead Hibs are plunging into the deep end. This...See the full content of this document
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