Elie Youan is Hibs enigma and topsy turvy shows he'll either leave for £5m or nothing - Tam McManus

There was a guy at Dunfermline back in the day called Adam Hammill.

He was a wide player on loan from Liverpool and there were occasions in training when I thought he was the best player I have shared a dressing room with – out of this world, ability to die for and pace to burn. From one day to the next he went from the best ever to wondering how on earth he was a professional footballer never mind being at Liverpool or getting a game for Dunfermline. Adam crossed my mind when I watched Elie Youan stink Tynecastle out with his first-half display before turning it on and scoring twice to rescue a point for Hibs at the weekend.

The potential is there and it’s down to him to fulfil it, he’s still only 24 and it’s all ahead of him. Youan will either make Hibs £5million or not a single penny. From one game to the next he goes from class act to chump. He hardly touched the ball in the first half against Hearts and must have been on the verge of being hooked. But it was night and day after the interval.

Wingers by the very nature of how they play can blow hot and cold, Youan must discover some consistency and continue to catch fire when it matters. The derby draw at Tynecastle told a story and it’s a hugely positive one for new manager Nick Montgomery.

Hibs were miles off being at their best but they didn’t get beaten. It was a huge sign of the impact he has made. In all honesty I feared the worst, they were terrible in the first half, absolutely shocking.

Hearts could have been and should have been three or four goals up. Then Montgomery made a few adjustments and booted a few arses at half-time and the transformation was clear to see.

It was nowhere near as good as the performances they’ve been putting in under the new