Hibs winger Junior Hoilett scored his first goal for the club yesterday, but the day ended in disappointment when Andy Halliday’s late strike secured the three points for visitors Motherwell.
But Hoilett believes that ‘fine margins’ are costing the team at the moment.
Despite dominating large spells of the first half Hibs found themselves a goal down when Apostolos Stamatelopoulos fired home from close range.
Hoilett levelled the scoring with a superbly taken goal before Halliday’s winner.
Speaking to Hibs TV after the match, Hoilett expressed his disappointment with the result.
“It’s especially disappointing considering we dominated most of the game. To not get a result at the end of it is frustrating.
“We need to work hard at training to rectify our mistakes and come back stronger. I thought we played well, but we didn’t get the result – so it’s pointless.
“The Manager at half-time was telling us we need to keep being positive, which was how we played the first half.
“He told us to start strong and to switch on because he said the only way they were going to hurt us was from set pieces. I can see a lot of potential in the squad, it’s just the fine margins that are killing us at the moment.
“We have to regroup as a squad over the next couple of weeks and continue to work hard day in, and day out to make sure we’re prepared to get maximum points against Dundee United. Nothing is easy in this league, so we’ve got to remain focused, switch on, and be ready to go again.”
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.
