Lee Johnson says Hibs have to shift out some bodies in January after their sobering run of league form continued in a 1-0 defeat to Kilmarnock
The Hibees suffered a sixth defeat in seven games in Ayrshire as they head into the World Cup break inside the Premiership's bottom six. Daniel Armstrong's goal was all it took to down an Easter Road side that despite having several chances, only hit the target once. Major surgery was carried out on the Hibs squad in the summer transfer window but Johnson admits some players will now need to leave Leith.
He told Sportsound: "I thought we did enough to win the game. We've been caught on the wrong end of VAR twice, so that's disappointing. We've peppered the goal in the second half but not had anywhere near enough quality to finish it off. I am frustrated, as we all are.
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"We're only three points off third, which is a sign of how many opportunities we've missed. There's games we've performed well in that we haven't capitalised on.
"The fans were brilliant until the end. They are clearly booing the result, not the performance because the boys put everything on the line. We have to get that bit of luck that all our efforts deserve.
"I love it here, it's a fantastic club. Of course, people will question what's going on at the moment but it's a medium-to-long term project and we have to make a lot of decisions going into January. We have to move on five or six."
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