Source: Team_Talk
Murray: We believe in ourselves
Ian Murray has urged Hibernian to prove their European disappointment is firmly behind them as they prepare for another assault on the SPL. The Edinburgh club's domestic campaign gets under way with a visit to Motherwell on Sunday, having already been left reeling by an early exit from the Europa League following a 6-2 aggregate defeat to NK Maribor.In contrast, Motherwell have impressed on the continental stage so far, with wins over Breidablik and Aalesund and a double-header against Odense all that stands between them and the group stages.However, Murray - who is suspended this weekend - believes Hibs can prove the doubters wrong who have tipped Well to come out on top in the live television clash.He said: "For some reason, there is always a little bit of doubting Hibs and the minute things start to go wrong there seems to be this big panic and big crisis at Easter Road."That might come from within, I'm not sure. It might be our fans, it might be ourselves. But we need to get rid of that."We are not a bad team. We finished fourth last season and we could have finished third with a little bit of luck and a better performance after Christmas."We believe in our ability and we have a good mix of players. We got beat by Maribor and end of story."The season hasn't even started yet but we probably feel that everybody is looking for Motherwell to win the game and be favourites but we believe we can beat them."He added: "I think we got over the Maribor game pretty quickly."We went down to Blackpool for a friendly after the home leg and got a decent result, which we probably needed for the confidence."The lads are now ready to go on Sunday."The last meeting between the two clubs ended in an epic 6-6 draw, which saw Motherwell stage an amazing comeback to snatch a point.Murray said: "We usually have a good record through there and the 6-6 game overshadows that a bit."Motherwell are one of those teams like us - it depends which team turns up."We need to make sure we are on the ball for the first game of the season. There is always a bit of excitement and anticipation."The game will be live on TV as well and we need to go out and put on a good show."But, knowing Scottish football, it will probably be a 0-0 after seeing a 6-6!"