IT is now six league games and six defeats for Neil McCann.
Ask any Dundee fan and they will tell you their club’s manager is a legend from his days as a winger who would brighten up the bleakest day with a moment of skill.
But there is now a chance his legacy could be tarnished if he is allowed to continue in his job for much longer.
McCann is a clever man with some steel about him that, in theory, stands him in good stead to be a manager. But it is hard not to think that he is perhaps not cut out for this side of the game.
Hibernian were a class apart. By the end, their running off the ball and passing cut open Dundee so easily that it was impossible not to draw the conclusion that the home team were not playing for their manager.
McCann might well come back from this. He would hardly be the first to get burned in their first managerial job only to come back and do well.
But, and this applies to the season so far, there is a lack of cohesion in terms of tactics and even his substitutions were a puzzle.
In saying all of that, Dundee looked anything but poor at the start. A minute or so had passed when a terrific move ended with Adil Nabi trying his luck from 20 yards only to be denied by a seriously smart save by Adam Bogdan.
Hibs were not themselves early on but did come close to a goal on the half hour when Daryl Horgan put a header just wide of the post.
And within minutes, superb goalkeeping from Dundee’s Elliott Parish kept out Stevie Mallan from close range kept things goalless.
The home crowd got upset when Kharl Madianga threw himself to the floor in hope that he would convince referee Andrew Dallas to award a penalty for a supposed trip by Paul Hanlon. He was booked for a dive and rightly so.
Straight after the break, Florian Kamberi found wood with a shot and Steven Whittaker followed up with a nice effort which was well saved by Parish.
It was coming.
With 51 minutes gone, Paul Hanlon’s superb 40 yard pass was controlled on the chest of Martin Boyle who in turn rolled a lovely pass through Dundee’s defence and Kamberi found the bottom corner with a neat finish.
It was 2-0 within minutes. Boyle has become a tremendous footballer and there was almost an inevitability that he would score when he stole a bit of space on the right side of Dundee’s box and then put the ball across and past Parish with venom.
Two minutes were left when Hibs substitute Thomas Agyepong got past Dundee’s weaker than water back four and buried his shot low in the corner.
“You are looking at a very happy manager,” said a beaming Neil Lennon. “As critical as I am about my players, I have to say that was one of the most complete performances I’ve seen from them since I have been here.
“We were outstanding at times. In the second half, our control of the game, passing and finishing was everything I could have asked for.
“We have power all over the team. I know Dundee have had their problems but I think a lot of teams would have struggled against us today given the way we played.
“Mark Milligan had a superb debut. He knows the game, is strong and fit, and kept things ticking over.”
What a contrast from what is going on at Dens Park.
Scorers
Dundee: None
Hibernian: Kamberi 51, Boyle 54, Agyepong 88
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