Head coach David Gray spoke to the media after Hibs' 2-1 home defeat to Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership. Here's everything he had to say...

What are your thoughts on that this afternoon?

"Obviously we've lost the game. I talked a lot pre-match about performance levels improving from week to week and in a good spot. And we knew it was going to be a tough game today. And the performance is almost irrelevant when you lose the game. It's about results. We know it's about results. We created numerous chances. I think we dominated the first half completely. But you can't create as many chances and dominate as much as we did and not take the chances. The goalkeeper makes three or four big saves at big times for them as well. So credit to him. I think he was their best player. But if you don't score in these opportunities when you're so on top, you always leave yourself suspect to them getting an opportunity. And they then took their opportunity. And it gives you a bit of a mountain to climb. I think the reaction for the boys once they lose the goal was good to get back into the game. Junior takes his goal well. And then when you're on a yellow card, you can't go off the ground again and give the referee a decision to make. We're up against it from that moment on."

It's obviously frustrating when you miss so many chances. But at the other end, considering from a set-piece and a throw-in, it must be really frustrating as well....

"Yes, two set-pieces. I think actually, on reflection, nearly every shot they had in the second half, I think it was four or five, all came as a result of the set-piece, which in some situations is unprofessional if it's just not doing your job, whether it be not tracking your man or not showing that desire to make sure your opponent doesn't get in front of you. By switching off in these moments, these are big moments in the game. We knew that going into it. I don't know exactly the number, but at least 40% of Motherwell's goals have come from set-pieces. As it is every week in this league. I've been in the league long enough to know that set-pieces are huge at every level, but very much so in Scottish football. Motherwell carry a huge threat with that. We've worked on it all week. We're aware of the challenges they bring with it. But we didn't defend them well enough."

Is the red card more frustrating, given Nectar's first yellow was for diving?

"The situation is, you can't do what he does in the second half being on a yellow card. Regardless of what you got the first one for, whether he's looking for it, whether it's contact, that's all debatable. The issue is, when you're on a yellow card, you can't do what you do in the second half. You can't leave the ground, you can't jump in to attack, especially in that situation in the pitch. He wasn't going anywhere. From that moment, it's definitely cost us."

You've done a lot of work with these players on trying to solve these issues at the end of the stage. Do you give up on these players and move on to somebody else?

"No, you certainly don't give up on anybody. Not at all. It's a collective. We win or we lose all together. When you look at, again, the goals we've lost today, it was switching off at set-pieces. It's obvious where we need to improve. We know we've created enough chances, clear-cut chances. I think, had we taken the chances in the first half for the level of dominance we had, today's a very different afternoon. We're sitting here talking about how good the squad's been and the things I talked about pre-match and all the improvements we've seen, but the reality of the situation is that we've not got enough points or good enough results for the level that we're at at the moment. We know where we need to improve. Now we've got two weeks in this international break to think about all the areas in which we do need to improve and work as hard as we can to make sure we get that right. That's not just one person, that's everybody altogether.

Did Nectar hold his hands up in the dressing room afterwards?

"Yes. Naturally, I think he knows he's made the mistake. I think you know that straight away. But it doesn't change anything. I think that's just one of these things he needs to learn from. You can't, as I've already touched on, when you're on a yellow card, go to ground. Especially not in that situation. I understand that if you're the last man and you're trying your best to stop a clear and obvious goal scoring opportunity. But in that situation, it's just a lack of discipline and out of character for him, to be honest. But at the same time, he needs to learn from that and we certainly can't accept that."

Would it be fair to say that took the wind out of your sails? The game was delicately poised at that point...

"Yes, I think so. Especially to lose the goal when we did, but to then get back into it at that point. Once you've got back to 1-1, then you're at home and the momentum starts to build again. You think 'right, can we go on and win the game?' That definitely stops you. Then you go down to 10 minutes and you lose the goal straight off the back of that. Three minutes after that, you've then got a mountain to climb. But it's clear, the results need to improve. That's the ultimate thing that comes out of today, regardless of performance and individuals. It's all about the results in the end.

Does it make it a long international break for you now?
"Yes, it does. It makes it probably feel a lot longer. But it does give us time to make sure we put these right because as I've just touched on there, I can talk about individuals and performances and areas where we need to improve, but we need to start winning games of football quickly. That's the thing. We know where this club needs to be and where we believe we should be, we've not got enough points on the board, that's for sure.

As a coach, what do you do about a lack of discipline in experienced experienced players? Not just the sending off, but the nature of the goals...

"Well, I think, first of all, you look at the set-up. and is it set-up right? Have we given the players enough information? And then in that situation, it's up to the players to then carry through the job. As I've already touched on, if you've been asked to do a job, you need to do the job as best you can. You need to make sure you stay goal-side and you do everything you possibly can to defend the goal. That's the fundamentals of football, the basics of football. And if we can't do the basics of football, it's going to be a long afternoon at times. And I think that's clear where we need to improve from that point of view. But it's not as if that's been a big issue in previous weeks. It's in these moments we need to be on red alert to make sure that we're not giving up opportunities from them.

If they're not doing the basics, do you take them out the team?

"If you can't do the basics, then you'll never be successful. There's players waiting, ready to come all the time. I was asked the question earlier about 'do you give up on players?' You never give up on anyone. My job is to try and make every single player better and I'll continue to do that as best I can every single day. But my job is also to try and get a winning formula on the football pitch. And I know I need to do that and find a way to do that as quickly as I can."

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Again, as a coach, how do you tackle the missed chances? Because it comes down individuals in the moment...

"Yes. It's hard to re-enact that game situation. But you try and practice as much as you can. I would be much more concerned if we weren't creating any chances at all. But they're big moments in big games at big times in the game. And we know, I keep saying the same thing, but there are big chances at big times. It's a confidence thing as well. I think even Myko's chance, when you see him in the first half, it's a good save for the goalkeeper, but a bit more conviction in that moment when he's heading it. The goalkeeper shouldn't have the opportunity to save that. He knows that. Disappointed with it. But we just need to keep working as hard as we can to improve on it."