Lee Johnson has admitted there will be a big clear out at Easter Road as he looks for quality over quantity. The Hibernian manager slammed his players after being thrashed 3-0 by Hearts at Tynecastle on Monday, saying there are "too many average players" at the club.
Speaking after the derby, he said he was "sick to death of the mediocrity" in his squad as he named three players who could help ease the pain over the next couple of games. Aiden McGeady, Kevin Nisbet and Kyle Magennis have been given the nod of approval from Johnson, but he admitted he wants to the right faces in during the window.
He added: "It’s not the worst squad in the world, I’m not saying we are a bad team and I haven’t lost belief in the ones I believe in. I just think we need to add better quality and work our budget better. There’s a lot of average squad players, too many. I’d rather get rid of 10 and sign one that is high quality. We have made mistakes (with recruitment), it’s as simple as that. But the fit players at the moment either don’t have that football IQ or the ability to manipulate the ball and that is frustrating."
