Hibernian midfielder Lewis Stevenson has not seen a dramatic difference in approach in the short time Colin Calderwood has been in charge but he hopes the energy generated by the arrival of a new manager can fuel the players at Aberdeen on Saturday.
Calderwood arrived at Easter Road on Monday two weeks after John Hughes paid the price for a disappointing start to the season, which saw Hibs win one out of 10 matches.
Stevenson said: "The new manager still wants us to pass the ball, which for me is a good sign. Nothing dramatic has changed."
The former Northampton and Nottingham Forest manager has declared that his determination to win overrides any principles regarding style of play, whereas Hughes consistently spoke of his "philosophy". But, other than a greater emphasis on defending set-plays, Stevenson has not noticed too many changes in training this week.
The midfielder said: "We have done a lot of set-piece work, we're losing a lot of cheap goals that we have to cut out. So that has changed but it's mainly the initial lift when a new manager comes in. Hopefully we can keep it going for a while."
Hibs doubled their win total in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League last weekend when coaches Alistair Stevenson and Gareth Evans led them to a 2-1 win over Kilmarnock.
Stevenson added: "Teams always do well when a new manager comes in - hopefully we'll do the same again. "It's maybe just a freshness, people get an extra bit of energy trying to impress. It's hard to put your finger on it or I'm sure managers would keep trying to do it every week."
Stevenson has seen an initial change in the attitude of some of his team-mates, although he stressed they were all happy under Hughes.
"It's the same with any new manager comes in," the 22-year-old said. "There is always a buzz at training and everyone is a bit hectic, trying to impress and doing things they don't usually do.
"It's kind of awkward, everyone is in the same boat. You don't want to make it too obvious to impress him but there's more boys staying behind after training practising passing than usually do. It's not gone too far yet but I'm sure some will be pushing the boundaries."
Source: PA
