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James Jeggo admits Hibs European dream 'intensity' factor fuelled by Austria Vienna league split heartbreak

James Jeggo felt the joy and the anguish of the Austrian Bundesliga split in just two years with Austria Vienna.

So the Hibs midfielder knows better than most exactly what’s at stake when he runs out at McDiarmid Park this afternoon. Jeggo insists the pressure makes him tick as he chases a Euro dream and it begins against St Johnstone where victory would guarantee Lee Johnson's side a crack at making it back into continental competition.

The 31-year-old has unfinished business in that regard having qualified four times but failed to make it to the group stages - something he’d love to rectify with Hibs. Four years ago he was celebrating as Austria Vienna secured a top six finish by a single point in the first ever season of the split thus ensuring a spot in the Europa League qualifiers. A year later Die Veilchen finished seventh, four points adrift of the top half.

The Australia international said: “We know exactly what we need to do. It’s in our hands which is the best position so we just need to go and get the job done. I love it. That’s what is so special about being at a club like Hibs, there’s so many big games and expectation which creates that pressure.

“It’s something I really enjoy as a player. There’s so many big clubs in this league, a lot who expect to be in the top six and have that expectation, that adds to the intensity of it.

“With Austria Vienna the first year we were relatively comfortable but the second year it went to the wire and we missed out. For clubs expected to qualify for Europe it can really ramp the pressure up earlier in the season than normal. But that’s something that’s part and parcel of being at clubs like that. It definitely makes the league more exciting.”

Jeggo has four years’ worth

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