Elias Melkersen unhappy with his Hibs displays but vows to do better next season

Elias Melkersen has told Hibernian supporters they will see the best of him next season after claiming he has not done well enough since his January arrival.

The highly-regarded 19-year-old Norwegian striker was signed amid much hype from Bodo/Glimt in the winter transfer window.

Although he has found himself playing regularly as a result of injuries to other attackers like Christian Doidge and Kevin Nisbet, Melkersen is disappointed with the way he has performed overall.

He is aspiring to reproduce the form he showed when scoring a double in a Scottish Cup victory over Motherwell in March – his only goals for Hibs so far – on a more consistent basis.

“It’s been good to get some minutes but I don’t think I have been good enough,” said Melkersen, reflecting on his early months at Easter Road. “We need to win more games and I need to score more goals. I take responsibility for not doing that so I need to get better every day.

“Scottish football is more physical, with bigger players, and the game is faster than I was used to so I need to be smarter and find the right spaces to go into. It takes time but it’s good when you get game time like I have been doing now.“Experience makes you better and more confident so I think it will help me for next season. I think this year has been a year with some ups and downs but I think next season will be very good. You haven’t seen the best of me.

“The Motherwell game was a snapshot of what I can do. I need to get to that level every match.”

Caretaker manager David Gray insists Melkersen has done well considering he was “flung in at the deep end”.

“His running stats are off the charts and his application’s great,” said Gray. “He probably got his opportunity a wee bit earlier than he