Scott "Chuffed" With Rangers Win
Grant Scott admits he is "thoroughly delighted and chuffed" with his side's 3-0 away victory over Rangers that fittingly caps of a great year of progression at the Club.
A brace from Kathleen McGovern and a strike from substitute Rosie Livingstone earned Hibernian Women a merited three points at a blustery Broadwood Stadium on Sunday evening.
Scott had set up his side in a 4-3-3 system and the change worked wonders, as the high-scoring hosts failed to threaten Erin Clachers in goal on more than a couple of occasions while struggling to withhold the dangerous waves of Hibs attacks throughtout the full 90.
"Thoroughly deserved. We’ve played and performed to a high level there against a top side. I’m delighted with the group.
It shows the signs of progress that we are making. I don’t think we are finished. There is more to come here. Overall, I’m thoroughly chuffed with the performance.
Rangers have scored the most ScottishPower Women's Premier League goals so far this campaign, finding the net on 77 occasions.
Hibs now join Glasgow City, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid as the only sides to have kept a clean sheet against Jo Potter's outfit this season.
"I think step-by-step we are improving," Scott continued. "The structure of the team looks good.
"We looked difficult to break down today. We minimised a really good side to very few chances.
"All of the these things; the goals we are scoring and the goals we don’t concede anymore, seeing these games out now that we maybe wouldn’t have in the past. It’s more signs of progress and you have to be happy with it.
While individual player performances - of which there were many to praise - and tactical systems come into play, Scott was keen to stress the importance of keeping focus after a stoppage-time leveller cost the Hibees two points in their last meeting with Rangers this season.
"We said before the match, we couldn’t afford one minute of slackness or lack of concentration. It had to be 90 minutes.
"We’ve shown today what a good side we are. We’ve put a good side to the sword today and we have taken our chances when they’ve came.
"It’s all very impressive from a fantastic group of players."