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The fact that they came from Stevie Mallan was positive for Hibernian manager Jack Ross, but the fact that his team didn’t use it as a springboard to wrap up a much more convincing win was a minor disappointment.
A team of players who had been promoted from the sidelines and offered the chance to make their mark, they let the tempo drop and when Brora Rangers collected a goal it made the final more tense than necessary
« I don’t think it was a nervous ending but it was more anxious than it should have been
We were still in control although I was a little frustrated with the performance in the second half Similarly, we had a lot of players on the park who hadn’t played a lot this season and it was good to do them enter the park and be part of the team »
Mallan must have been patientAfter a foot injury and a lockdown he had to bide his time as the men in possession of the starting spots have been impressive out of the blocks this season But Ross admitted the midfielder has performed well
« Stevie contributed two goals and an assist for the third but that’s what Stevie has. He has this ability to create and score from midfield and he’s been unhappy this season [not to play more ] because we used the fewest players in Premiership
« It is a testament to our consistency in the league, but Stevie continued to train well and his performance was good tonight Jamie Gullan is another example of a player who did all he could tonight in terms of his own performance
« I don’t put undue pressure on the players to prove anything to me, but they all understand there is competition Joe [Newell] was out due to injury and Alex Gogic is absent on an international mission, so it was an opportunity for them to save minutes and put in a good performance «
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SOURCE: https://www.w24news.com
