Hibernian manager Lee Johnson admits he faces a tough decision over whether or not to play Marijan Cabraja against Rangers on Saturday following the death of his father.
The Croatian left-back has been in his homeland this week for the funeral, which took place on Thursday, but he is keen to return to Edinburgh in time to face Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s Europa League finalists at Easter Road this weekend. “Bless him, Marijan Cabraja’s father passed away so obviously our well wishes go out to the whole family,” said Johnson. “We’re looking forward to inviting him back into the Hibs family to give him a little bit of love and care.
That’s been a difficult moment for us. “He hasn’t trained this week but he wants to play (on Saturday). That’s massive credit to him but that decision will be down to me.
It’s a difficult one. “Everybody’s different in terms of the grieving time they need. Some cultures are different as well. Potentially he could be on a flight tomorrow (Friday) morning and back but you’ve got to see what state he’s in both mentally and emotionally, as well as physically in terms of the time he’s missed training. “It’s a tough one as a manager.