Colin Calderwood will not impose too many new ideas on his players ahead of his first match as Hibernian manager against Clydesdale Bank Premier League rivals Aberdeen.
Calderwood left his position as assistant manager of Newcastle on Monday to replace John Hughes at Easter Road ahead of a difficult run of games. Hibs visit Dundee United a week after their Pittodrie visit before taking on Hearts and Rangers, and the former Nottingham Forest manager will not overload his players with tactical changes.
"You can't fill them with too much information," he said. "We want them to have the freedom to go and express themselves."
He added: "We have got one or two ideas and a game plan to work on and see if we can take those ideas on to the pitch, and see if we can profit from them.
"There are lots of great ideas out there but you have got to profit from them."
Not surprisingly in the first week of his reign, Calderwood has been satisfied by the attitude of his players but he insists there is genuine encouragement from their spirit despite their position in the bottom half of the SPL.
"They have a super attitude, a good application to their training," he said.
"They look as if they are a willing lot and want to take on board what the coaching staff are saying. I haven't seen anything that has made me raise my eyebrows.
"I think you're going to get a fairly good and open reaction when a new manager comes in and that's what has happened but it's been quite impressive actually. The people I feel are in form and have the right attitude will play but I can see there is a good spirit in the 21 or 22 that have trained.
"I can see they are a club rather than a team and that's a good thing because it's the club and not just the 11 who start on Saturday who are going to take us forward."
Source: PA
