Jamie McAllister insists he and Lee Johnson have a formula for success that can help steer Hibs back to the top.
The former Hearts and Aberdeen defender has linked up with Johnson for a third job having been his assistant at Sunderland and Bristol City. The duo led the Black Cats to EFL Trophy glory two years ago and took the Robins to a decade-high finish of eighth in the Championship in 2019 as well as a League Cup semi-final against Manchester City a year earlier. Now McAllister has set his targets on success in Leith.
He said: “I know the gaffer’s personality inside out and he knows mine inside out. He knows how to push my buttons, and the same the other way. It’s hard to get that trust and those same ideas on the game.
"He was a midfielder, and I was a defender, so we’ve got views on that balance between attacking and defending - which are the two sides of the game - that we share.
“It’s down to trust and competency as well, you’ve got to be good at what you do. Hopefully the gaffer trusts me, and I trust him. We’ve been successful together.
“In the last couple of jobs we’ve had together, we’ve been successful and we want to bring that up to Hibs and try to get the club to where it should be.
“I class myself as a ‘winner’ and I want to be successful at whatever club I’m with. I’ll do whatever it takes to get there, to win and be successful.
“That’s what I’ll do here at Hibs. I’m grateful for the opportunity and really excited about the project and working with the lads and being back in Scottish football.”
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