| JJ wants his players to use the performance against Hibs on Saturday as a benchmark to be reached or bettered from now on. Two goals in the first half showed what the attack could do and the inevitable fight back was dealt with admirably by the defence in the second. The majority of the 17,126 fans in the ground could be attracted back if Hearts can be relied upon to reach such heights of performance on a regular basis. JJ said the win should be held up as the standard expected for the remaining eight games of the SPL campaign as Hearts chase a top-six finish. He said: "That level of performance is what I want between now and the end of the season. We need that application if we're to have any chance of getting into the top six. The performance was so satisfying. So many people said to me that there haven't been many derbies lately where one team have dominated as much as that. We put in a great performance and you can't deny that but can't get carried away. We'll temper the win with the fact we still have a lot of work ahead of us. It's not done and dusted just because we put in a good performance against Hibs. Saturday shows you what can be done. It proved to me and the backroom staff that the players are capable of doing what they did. That was the big message. If they are capable of that, it's up to them to find that application and form consistently. One thing that doesn't change from this week to next week is their ability. All that changes is the attitude and application towards the game. A display like that lifts everybody at the club and they have to find that on a consistent basis. That's the message we'll be driving home. They have set a standard and a level now." |