Lennon expects his ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ team to bounce back

Neil Lennon expects to see a reaction from his players as Hibernian prepare to take on Livingston in the Betfred Cup quarter-final.

The Hibs boss was fuming with his side’s ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ performance against Motherwell on Saturday, when they gave up a two-goal lead and were held 2-2 to make it three draws on the bounce.

They host Livingston tonight and Lennon made it clear he expects his players to bounce back in what he expects to be a tough game.

“Whenever we’ve had a disappointing or adverse performance, I’ve always had a decent bounce back from this group,” he said.

“I like this group, but sometimes they throw one in from left field and you’re like ‘where does it come from?’

“You’re left scratching your head but it’s down to me to make sure it’s not a regular occurrence.

“Sometimes they’re Jekyll and Hyde, really good for long periods and then a malaise sets in and they can’t get themselves out of it.”

With Celtic clear favourites to retain their Premiership crown, Lennon is targeting cup success.

“It’s important for our club to get to the semi-final,” he said. “There’s only two real opportunities (to win something), with the league maybe beyond us, there are two competitions we have done pretty well in the last couple of years.”

Picture: SNS. Neil Lennon: calling on his team to do better.