Nick Montgomery in 'tiring' Hibs whirlwind confession after debut as new boss can't hide Kilmarnock frustration
16.09.2023 - 18:05
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Knackered Nick Montgomery admits his dug out debut for Hibs left him frustrated as his new side threw away a two goal lead at Kilmarnock.
The new boss ended a whirlwind few days after being appointed as Lee Johnson’s successor with a 2-2 draw in Ayrshire. And he would have learned plenty about his new side - but little the 2000 strong travelling support couldn’t have told him when he arrived on Monday as the old defensive failings cost them what looked a certain victory.
A Will Dennis own goal and a Dylan Vente strike was cancelled out by Kyle Vassell and Joe Wright as Killie came roaring back for a deserved share of the spoils to avoid a third straight defeat. Still there were positives and Motgomery said: “It’s obviously frustrating, going two up and then not winning. I thought the boys played some really good stuff because this isn’t an easy place to come to so, yes, I’m disappointed.
“I thought we could have killed the game off. We had some really good chances in the first half, their keeper pulled off some good saves and there was some desperate defending from them. But as soon as conceded that first goal it gave them a little bit of momentum.
“We’ll probably look back on this at the end of the season as a good point but right now it hurts to have conceded the equaliser from a set piece, that annoys me. There’s plenty to work on. Rocky Bushiri is a big guy, he’s been knocked in the back and probably lost his balance but he knows he should have put the ball out. Instead, he stumbles on it.
“You don’t want to be giving corners away to Kilmarnock, with the delivery and the movement they have. But it’s not easy to cram everything into a week but the boys have been really receptive. What I’ve learned is that we have a great
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