Shaun Maloney feels some sections of the media are showing a "negativity" towards Hibs.
But he insists he’s happy to take any flak from the fans until he has the Hibees at the level he wants.
The Easter Road boss feels there's more focus on the the things his team aren't doing well compared to the things they are.
They are currently fourth in the league and in the last eight of the Scottish Cup, but have failed to score in eight of their last ten league matches.
But he’s adamant the fans will buy in to his methods when they reach the level he wants to be at.
“With the away fans, it seems very positive,” he told the Long Bangers podcast. “I understand the dynamics in football; if we don’t win at home, I understand that I don’t send them home happy.
“The connection I think is good, but at the same time, I feel sometimes there’s a lot of negativity. Not from the fans, but outside and towards the club and towards me. I get the feeling that they’re quite happy for us not to achieve and for me not to achieve.
“I hope that the fans see a little bit more than what they read or hear from certain media because sometimes I feel that has an impact
“We’re sitting in fourth and I know that we are miles away from where I want us to be. I came in when we were seventh, we’re now fourth and in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup. The next two weeks are huge and both things could change.
“But from where I took over and with the injuries we’ve had, I know where we’re at. I know there’s been positive and less positive things, but I never hear what we’re doing well.
“But I’m starting to understand the dynamics of this club and this city. But I get a real motivation from that.
“It might not just be me. I also get the feeling from the club. I feel like people are quite happy for Hibs not to do okay.
“I never read anything or listen to anything because I know where the team need to get and what we need to do. Until that moment, then I know the fans will connect with us or me. Until then I’d much rather they put the pressure on me, give me the boos rather than the players."
After the 0-0 draw with Hearts in February, Maloney spoke of feeling a connection with the supporters that he hadn’t in previous games.
The aim now is get those levels of fight and desire in the less “emotional” fixtures.
He added: “There’s definitely maybe a side that people don’t see. A lot of people spoke to me about that game - the fans - and there was a sort of trepidation going into that one, which I never felt.
“Hearts are a good side and I’ll admit, are in a better place than us at the moment., as the table shows.
“On just that game, there were things within our team that need to be continually impressed. Particularly in that game, there’s an emotional attachment and I had to push that that week.
“But the performance that night, the players need to take the credit. There’s certain things and situations you can remind them of and give guidance, but it’s them that did tat. I can’t take the credit for how they played.
“It gave me a sign of what the players can produce when they’re at their very, very best. My job is to get that against every club in the Premiership. So St Johnstone at home, St Mirren at home, Livingston at home, Celtic at home; I need that performance every single week.
“We’ll misplace passes, we’ll miss place passes that lead to goals but if we get that performance in terms of fight and desire, then the fans will be proud of their team. That’s a good place to start.”
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