Nick Montgomery unflinching over Hibs tactics as boss reveals why long ball game isn't for his team

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Nick Montgomery insists Hibs won’t ditch their risk and reward football just because of one costly mistake. The Easter Road boss is adamant his players are brave enough to make a success of his demands to play out from the back - even though St Johnstone took advantage of a gift to take the three points in Hibs' last outing.Dylan Levitt’s stray pass after receiving a short goal kick from David Marshall was pounced upon by Graham Carey who rifled home the only goal of the game on Saturday.

Hibs are desperate to get back to winning ways against Ross County in Dingwall tomorrow ahead of the eagerly-awaited Edinburgh derby in Leith on Wednesday.And Montgomery, who backed Levitt to recovery from his mistake this week, says nothing will convince him to bin his gameplan.

He said: “When you create an identity, it’s important that the players buy in – and that they’re brave enough to execute the game plan.

Sometimes you have to factor in the conditions, a synthetic pitch, the wind howling. Sometimes the conditions make it hard.“It’s important that players stick to the principles you’ve worked on throughout the week, while still being intelligent players.