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It’s not all been plain sailing, with Hibs having to recover from an execrable first half to see off Ross County, but the following victories away to Aberdeen and Hearts were thoroughly merited and featured some excellent spells.<\/p>\n
The Easter Road side had not won three in a row in over a year.<\/p>\n
“We played really well and limited them to very few chances,” said Gray after the 2-1 success at Tynecastle. <\/p>\n
“Maybe we could have been a wee bit more clinical. I thought, first half, we were excellent. <\/p>\n
“To go in 1-1, having been as good as we were, especially away from home, the players could have reacted in a real negative way after that.”<\/p>\n
And that might just be the biggest difference.<\/p>\n
Hibs players looked rather sorry for themselves in those back-to-back November defeats by St Mirren and Dundee but demonstrated a much-improved attitude to not accept defeat at home to Aberdeen.<\/p>\n
Togetherness and determination go a long way in football and it looks like Gray has his team pulling in the same direction after a sticky start riddled with individual errors and a collective nervousness.<\/p>\n
“I’m delighted for him,” former Hibs manager John Collins said on Sportsound of the current boss.<\/p>\n
“He was getting so much stick left, right and centre. He was maybe one game away from the sack. All managers need a bit of time and patience.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n