David Marshall on Hibs momentum after Celtic as keeper address cynics who 'questioned' Nick Montgomery tactics

David Marshall insists Hibs showed they have a tough streak after their battling 0-0 stalemate with Celtic.

The Easter Road men were labelled a soft touch after losing to Rangers the previous week. But boss Nick Montgomery proved his men can adapt with their disciplined display against the champions. Marshall – who made a couple of crucial stops on Saturday afternoon – believes the performance is just what his side needed after Ibrox.

He said: “We definitely have another side to our game. I know people questioned our formation but, I mean, Celtic defend in a 4-4-2, really. When it comes to attacking and defending, it changes from game to game. So a formation is an easy thing to talk about. But it’s different in game to game. It’s definitely hard work for Joe Newell and Jimmy Jeggo in the centre of midfield, especially against a Celtic team who have a lot of possession.

“But we can do it. We’ve got the pace and athleticism in the team. Keeping Celtic goalless builds belief and builds momentum.

“Obviously we dropped a lot of points early in the season, against teams we’d really hope to win against, so hopefully we can take advantage of the point against Celtic – and make it three on Tuesday [against Ross County].”

Hibs defended heroically at times – with the likes of Rocky Bushiri digging deep to make sure of the point. Marsh said: “Aye, big Rocky celebrated that late block like we’d just scored a goal. He always does that, to be fair. But then two minutes later he said it was crap!

“That’s just typical Rocky. But again, that’s just something that builds belief. He puts his body on the line, he’s whole-hearted. And he was great.

“We had a couple of iffy moments in the first half, myself and Rocky, but coming through