It has been a good few weeks for Hibs. After dropping to second place in the Championship, Neil Lennon’s men have fought back and following a run of victories in January, they now sit eight points clear at the top with a vastly superior goal difference.
Darren McGregor has played his part in ensuring that the side have the best defensive record in Great Britain but he is quick to point out that football is a team game and everyone deserves credit.
The popular defender also paid tribute to Head Coach Neil for installing a desire amongst the players and he is determined to keep up the good form this afternoon at home to Ayr United.
McGregor told Hibernian TV: “It’s been a great start to the year. At the tail end of December we were tucked behind Dundee United and we knew from playing against them that they were a good team but we knew that we were a better team and we have proved that
“We have went to two very difficult away venues, Queen of the South and Dumbarton and managed to come away with two clean sheets and six points which is testament to the mind-set that the manager has installed.
“The will to win and the desire are all traits that he carries and we have followed suit and take that on the park with us.
“You know what you get from the gaffer. He can be vocal and you have to take it on the chin and for me he is really open and honest and tells it how it is.
“If you perform well he will tell you. If you perform badly then expect to get a bit of a lashing but his passion for the game has definitely rubbed off on the players.
“As a defender I’d like to take the credit for clean sheets, but there’s another 10 guys in the team, so it’s not just the defence.
“Forwards help out, the midfielders do a power of work in front of us as well, and then the goalkeeper. Plaudits do have to go to the whole team.
“From a selfish point of view, defenders look for a clean sheet whilst forwards look for goals, so as long as that continues, we’ve got a right good chance of winning games.
“An eight point lead sound a lot but we all know in football that you are just a couple of results away from being back in the fight so we are well aware of that and complacency is something we are concerned about. We don’t want other teams climbing up the league.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
