Nick Montgomery in 'tiring' Hibs whirlwind confession after debut as new boss can't hide Kilmarnock frustration
dailyrecord.co.ukKnackered 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.
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