Hughes defends Hibs' home record

John Hughes defended Hibernian's home record despite their winless run at Easter Road stretching to eight matches in a 1-1 draw with Inverness. The Edinburgh side were booed off at the finish of Saturday's SPL match as Caley fought back for a point.Derek Riordan struck an eighth-minute opener for the hosts but missed a second-half penalty to allow Caley Thistle to earn a share of the spoils.Irish striker Adam Rooney had already hit the post and he made no mistake with his own spot-kick eight minutes from time after Steven Thicot felled fellow substitute Danni Sanchez.Hibs' Dutch midfielder Edwin de Graaf also blazed over with the goal gaping after the interval.Hughes, who has been dealt a blow with new striker Darryl Duffy ruled out for up to eight weeks with a broken foot sustained in training on Friday, has now seen his side fail to win at home since early March.But he said: "We created enough chances to win the match, we played some nice stuff if a little bit slow."We should have won, but that's football, we need to take it on the chin."The true reality of the teams we have played at home [in the last six months] is that we've played the likes of Rangers, Celtic, Dundee United, Hearts and Maribor."If you're a victim of being in the top six and getting into Europe, then give me it next year as well."Inverness were resolute, dogged and they hung in there - credit where it's due."But we have to be ruthless in our finishing, definitely."I'm not going to point the finger of blame at anyone, it's just disappointing."When it went 1-1 we had a real crazy 10 minutes defensively and that was a little bit of a concern. I think one or two of them also need to find a bit of form."On Duffy's injury, he added: "He has broken his metatarsal, so he'll be out for six to eight weeks. He just turned, nobody near him and heard it pop."That's the cards we have been dealt and we just need to get on with it."Inverness, meanwhile, remain unbeaten on the road since last November.Last season's First Division champions were rewarded for their bravery as they claimed a comeback draw.Highlanders manager Terry Butcher said: "I thought there was great spirit and attitude from the players."We've been unbeaten on the road now since November 29. We don't know what it's like to lose. That's four points away from home in the league."Going a goal down didn't affect our game plan, but if it had gone to 2-0 it could have been over."But their penalty for me came against the run of play."A draw was probably a fair result. I thought we stuck to our task and while it was still 1-0 we had a chance to get back into the game."

Source: Team_Talk