Head coach David Gray has been speaking to the media before Hibs' Europa League second-round qualifier second leg against Midtjylland on Thursday night. Gray says "all we could hope for" after the first leg was to still be in the tie and the "players can take a lot of confidence from last game". The head coach has stressed the need to at least replicate the level of their away performance against a "top team" that competes in the Champions League.
Head coach David Gray has been speaking to the media before Hibs' Europa League second-round qualifier second leg against Midtjylland on Thursday night.
Here are the key points:
- Gray says "all we could hope for" after the first leg was to still be in the tie and the "players can take a lot of confidence from last game".
- But he has been "quick to remind them" it is only the halfway point in the tie and it will "not become easier because it's at home".
- The head coach has stressed the need to at least replicate the level of their away performance against a "top team" that competes in the Champions League.
- Gray expects Midtjylland to arrive full of confidence after their 6-2 win on Monday evening over Sonderjyske, and all of the squad are "well aware" of the challenge they will face.
- A record home crowd is expected at Easter Road on Thursday evening, with Gray saying: "These are the nights you want, this is why you do it".
- "The support around the club right now is a reflection of how well the group's done," he adds. "There is a feel-good factor at the club right now".
- Gray has warned his players that "the challenge doesn't get easier from our point of view, they're still favourites because of who they are" and Hibs must be at their "absolute best" if they want to progress.
- With reports suggesting Nectar Triantis won't be returning, Gray says the club aren't putting all their effort into one player and they are "constantly looking to see what can be done to improve the squad".
Category: General Sports
