Kris Commons reckons Jim Goodwin's inexperience as a manager showed in his scathing criticism of Ryan Porteous at the weekend.
The Aberdeen boss was raging at the decision to award the Hibs and Scotland squad defender a penalty kick at Easter Road that resulted in the visitors being reduced to ten-men after a second booking for on loan Celtic man Liam Scales. The Dons went on to lose the game 3-1 with Goodwin labelling the stopper a 'diver' for his role in the spot-kick.
Hibs chiefs are also said to be unhappy with the former St Mirren manager over his comments post-match with former Celtic and Hibees midfielder Commons also stating his claim is a very 'big statement' to make about a player while he reckons he may well regret his comments about the 23-year-old. Victory for Lee Johnson's men made it back-to-back league triumphs and pushed them into sixth spot - one point ahead of Aberdeen going into the international break.
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He told the Daily Mail: "Jim Goodwin showed his inexperience as a manager with his post-match comments about Ryan Porteous at Easter Road.
"The Aberdeen boss was infuriated after the Hibs defender was awarded a penalty and his marker, Liam Scales, was sent off.
"The score at the time was 1-0 for Aberdeen and the depleted Dons went on to lose the match 3-1.
"Most managers would normally go into the post-match press conference and say they were disappointed by the penalty decision and possibly not want to comment any further in case they got in trouble.
"However, Goodwin is still coming across like the tough-tackling midfielder from his playing days when he always wore his heart on his sleeve.
"It was unfair to brand Porteous a diver. That's a big statement to make about a player. You are basically saying someone is a cheat. That somebody has conned you out of a point or all three points.
"When you brand someone a diver, it's normally when there's been no contact. But Porteous did not dive. Both players went down following a scuffle, during which both were wrestling and trying to gain ground. It was six and half-a-dozen.
"It looked like they were running a three-legged race. If one went down, they both went down.
"Of course, you want your manager to be honest in his appraisal of an incident, but Goodwin's only going to get himself and his club in trouble.
"I suspect in the cold light of day he may want to retract his comments about Porteous."
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