Heckingbottom ‘frustrated’ by Hibs’ display at Fir Park

Hibs’ Head Coach Paul Heckingbottom admitted that Motherwell deserved their three points yesterday and claimed that he was ‘frustrated’ by the display.

After a promising 20 minutes from Hibs, Motherwell opened
the scoring against the run of play then added a second from the penalty spot to
effectively secure the victory.

A third goal in the dying minutes just added salt to the
wound and sparked fury from the Hibs fans who sang a song demanding that Heckingbottom
be sacked.

The result leaves Hibs in ninth position, two points above
the relegation places and the fans are already frustrated about Heckingbottom’s
summer signings.

After the game Heckingbottom said: “Motherwell were better
than us in the final third and they dominated set-plays. It’s obvious for me
what we need to change and how we need to do it.

“We’re short in key positions. We’re stretched in the
full-back areas and I know for a fact Motherwell tried to exploit that. We
can’t hide that, can we? It’s been a big frustration to me.

“We demand better, especially in one-on-one situations. A
pretty team got dominated today in key moments. We worked hard but we were too
easy to play against.

“Some of the players are under-performing but it will
improve, without a doubt. It’ll be reflected in the teams I pick and the
business we do in the next transfer window.

When asked about the criticism from the travelling supports he
responded: “That’s the nature of the job, it’s what you get paid to take. I
don’t get carried away when they’re chanting my name so I won’t get carried
away then I’m getting booed.

“I thought the fans were great, I could hear them all game. They probably thought, like I did, at 1-0 down we were in the ascendance and it was coming.”