Hibs’ midfielder Daryl Horgan was ‘bitterly disappointed’ with Saturday’s defeat to Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena and admits that the display was not good enough.
After taking the lead, Hibs conceded two sloppy goals but Horgan refused to blame the defenders and insisted that the whole team shared a joint responsibility.
One player who escaped any criticism was youngster Lewis Allan who led the line well on his competitive debut.
The league takes a break due to international matches next weekend and Horgan, who is waiting to hear whether he will be called up for the Republic of Ireland fixtures, knows the players will have to be at their best for the next game which is against Kilmarnock at Easter Road.
After the game Horgan told Cliff Pike of Hibernian TV: “We are bitterly disappointed to be honest with you. We weren’t good enough and didn’t really deserve to win.
“We played OK in patches but overall we didn’t do enough and Livingston took their chances. The quality up front just wasn’t good enough today and that includes me.
“I thought in the first half we looked quite comfortable and in control of the game but after that it was sloppy.
“It’s very easy to start blaming people but as an 11 we weren’t good enough. You can’t point the finger at anyone.
“The only one who had a good game was Lewis Allan but it’s not up to him to have a good game on his debut he just has to be there and the lads should have to drag him through it but he was probably our best player today.
“It’s going to be a long two weeks. It’s always better when you go into the international breaks winning games and full of confidence but that was a bad one for us to give away.
“We are going to have to think about it for the next two weeks and obsess over it and make it right.
“We have to put the defeat behind us and be ready for the game against Kilmarnock. It’s a massive game, even more so after dropping three points today so we will have to be at our best and hopefully get the three points because we need them now.”
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.
