Hibs midfielder Dylan Levitt, who scored his second goal of the season for Hibs in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Ross County, has revealed that head coach Nick Montgomery pinpointed where Hibs could improve in the second half.
The Welsh internationalist was a half-time introduction for Nathan Moriah-Welsh, who was struggling with a knock, and he made a noticeable difference as the game turned in Hibs’ favour before making the points safe with a late strike.
Speaking afterwards, he relayed the message from the manager as he took to the field.
“The game was a bit slow at times; the second half was a bit more open and suited us well. We moved the ball really quickly and created a lot of chances and overall, a good three points to finish off the week.
“He told me to get on the ball, play forward, and switch it to Millsy [Lewis Miller] because he had a lot of space in the first half and we didn’t really find him as much as we wanted to. So the gaffer told us to keep moving the ball and the gaps will appear.”
Levitt had already had one audacious attempt from distance after entering the game and a filthy little pirouette to get himself away from the attentions of Eamonn Brophy led to the opener. All in all, it was a tidy 45 minutes from a player who has had his detractors this season.
“I think I picked up a second hall from a header, I saw Élie [Youan] out wide, so I played it to him and carried on my run. He dragged two players across which created space for me in the middle of the goal so when he played it back to me I took a touch and it sort of opened up,” he said, speaking after the game.
“I could hear Alfie at the side of me but then the defender came over a bit and I saw an opening for the bottom corner and put it in there. I really enjoyed the goal; it was the type of game where 1-0 can be a dangerous scoreline and you need another goal to seal it. And I think my goal set the tone for the rest of the game; at 2-0 they tried to come out more and we could have had more goals after that.”
Levitt was a second-half substitute against Hearts in midweek having missed the 2-1 victory over Dundee through illness, but recognised that seven points from nine was a decent return given the form Hibs had been on previously.
“We’ve taken a lot of confidence from the past week. I missed the game last weekend but it was a great result and then Hearts away, we played really well and I think deserved the three points, but it helped us build momentum and finish the week strongly with another win,” he added.
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