How big was Sunday’s victory?

“It was quite large. Any time you go to Pittodrie and win and put up a performance like we did, it’s significant. Obviously, Aberdeen are a good team, so moving up there will never be simple.

But I think we played extremely well, and to come away with the win was huge.” Things appear to have improved – not only have the performances been good, but the results are now showing up.

Has it made a difference in the dressing room? “Of course, I believe that winning football games improves the atmosphere and feeling of the place.” But I believe there have been performances this season.

It’s unfortunate that the results haven’t gone as planned, but the combination of these two international breaks has always been important for us.

“We have a big one tomorrow that we’re looking forward to. But, at the end of the day, the most important thing is to gain three points on the board.

What are your expectations for Rangers and their new manager? “Rangers will always be a good side; they have good players. They’re with the Rangers, thus they’ll be good players.

We know this, so we’re going to be on top of our game and obtain the results we’re hoping for. With a new boss, you anticipate a reaction, a bounce. When it comes to a new manager, everyone wants to join the team.

But we focus on ux; we know the quality we have in the dressing room and will attempt to demonstrate it tomorrow.” Scottish football never fails to produce great narratives. Did you think Brendan Rodgers’ departure from Celtic late on Monday was a set-up?

“It was madness. I saw it, just like everyone else, while reading about everything that was going on. “It is what it is.” Is it okay to participate in this absurd game that we have here?

Isn’t it sometimes like a carnival, though? “Yeah, well, the fellas will tell you that I am the biggest Scottish football fan.

I will always talk about it and watch it. Every day of the week, I watch the Scottish Championship rather than the English Premier League. So, I’m a huge Scottish football fan. I enjoy the game. I adore it up here. It’s intense, but that’s what we enjoy.”

Is there an opportunity for a club like Hibs to put results together and get in there and upset the apple cart as well?

“Yes, I guess so. It’s an old proverb, but we just tend to focus on ourselves. Whatever happens around us is beyond our control.

We just need to focus on ourselves and the next game, as we always do. “We have internal targets that we set during the season for what we want to do, and we’ll go out and try to win every game we can.

That is what the gaffers have always expected of us, and that is what we will strive to achieve. So everything else going on around us is beyond our control; we’re focused on ourselves.”

Does the last performance against Rangers fuel you a bit more going into Wednesday night, particularly knowing what a victory in this game could do?

“I believe so, especially at Easter Road, under the lights, on television, and all of the little things that add up to it.

Hibs-Rangers is always going to be a big game, and the atmosphere will be fantastic tomorrow night. To be honest, these are the types of games that draw people to the football club.

And when you finally receive results, the sensation is fantastic. So, yes, we’re looking forward to that, especially in front of our home fans, who we know will be right behind us.

How essential was it to go up to third and stay there after the weekend? “Yes, I guess so.

That’s probably one thing. Livingston obviously performed well and achieved a convincing result, but I believe it is gaining momentum and so on.

It’s about winning after winning, which was the gaffers’ main message following Livingston. Pittodrie is obviously a challenging place.

It was always going to be difficult, but for us to go and do it was significant. Yeah, momentum is important in football as well, so winning becomes a habit, so if we can keep doing that and rolling, it will be OK.”

The manager stated that the goal is always to catch the team in front. After last year, can you or do you expect to finish higher than third?

“We haven’t even completed a full round of fixtures yet. It’s a bit of a dull answer, but we just focus on what we can do and the next game, as the manager has done – even last year when we faced some hardship.

It was simply catching the team in front of us, and that is all we tried to accomplish and focus on. So, it’s short-term goals, but they’re attainable, and we’ll attempt to achieve them.”

What have you made of Rangers?

“They’ve had an up-and-down season. They’ve clearly lost their manager, and you can expect a little bit of a boost when a new manager takes over, but they’ll be a good team.

“The team they have, the players they have, and the squad depth they have, they are Rangers players, so we know they will be fantastic players. We understand that if we want to get anything out of the game, we must give it our all.

Is it more difficult to prepare when a manager has just arrived and is still figuring things out, experimenting with new systems and players, as opposed to when they’re in full swing and you practically know what to expect?

“To be honest, that is probably more of the manager’s responsibility. Tactically, he will definitely provide us with as much knowledge as possible, but.

We know they’ll be different, have a different style of play, and so on, but it’s also up to us to do our part and leave a stamp on the game.

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