By:
Mark Hendry
Warren O’Hora has attempted to analyse where Hibs went wrong against Dunfermline on Saturday.
David Gray’s Hibees were knocked out of the Scottish Cup fourth round thanks to a late Pars winner.
It was a stunning result for Neil Lennon and his men and would see the club earn a tie vs Kelty Hearts in the next round.
For the visitors, though, it was a disappointing flop to lower league opposition.
Dunfermline are currently fifth in the SPFL Championship table.
Meanwhile Hibs sit in the same position of the Scottish Premiership which shows a clear gulf between the two.
It certainly did not play out like that in Fife, though, as the Pars won the tie through a late own goal from Hibs’ Miguel Chaiwa.
Warren O’Hora analyses Hibs shock loss to Dunfermline
Both sides had given as good as they got but O’Hora was left frustrated at the full-time whistle.
The Irishman, 26, heard fan boos after the game and he had to accept them.
“I understand that, and I can’t see why they would be angry,” the centre-half explained.
“Trust me, the players are angry, the players are feeling it as well,” said the centre-back.
“We know that a club like this should be doing better, especially in this trophy.
“And yes, it’s not acceptable to go out and perform and lose like that.
“Rightly so, the fans should be angry.
“I’d just like to say, the players are definitely not happy with ourselves either.
“And it’s not like we’ve just put this aside, and that was it.
“We’ve all looked at each other and said we need to be better.
“We have to move forward quickly because we’ve got massive games coming up now.”
Fans, for Republic of Ireland hopeful O’Hora, had every right to be furious at the end.
And that’s because their side did not perform even close to their capabilities.
The likes of Kieron Bowie had big misses during the action.
And O’Hora apologised to the punters who made the trip.
He also vowed to improve.
“Nowhere near the level, nowhere near the intensity, or the intent that we usually show,” he added.
“In my opinion, I didn’t think we were anywhere near where we usually are.
“Why? I’d love to know myself. No. I can’t explain it. That’s it, I can’t really explain it.
Why O’Hora feels Hibs lost to Pars
“But look, it’s something that we need to bounce back from.
“Something that we need to look at and quickly move forward, as we have a big, massive game coming up and big, massive games after that coming up as well.
“We know we can be better because we’ve proven it in the past.
“Right now, emotions are high, team is hurting, fans obviously have got to be angry with that, rightly so.
“It’s something you take on the chin and we move on from it.
“We need to be better and we all know that.”
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