John McGinn

“People do like to talk us down, it's a Scottish thing. We are pessimistic, we look for the negatives all the time.”

“The Villa boys will not be shy in telling me that I talk about Hibs all the time. I loved my time here, it was a special three seasons so I have a lot to be thankful for from my time here.”

“For every Scottish player and whoever qualifies to play for Scotland, it's important to put in the performances and, when a squad is coming up, to stay on your toes and prove you deserve to be there.”

“I like to win the ball back for the team and I can contribute going forward.”

“The benefit of coming to a place like Greece and winning is priceless for your development.”

“It's one of the reasons you play football, to make people happy.”

“I'd been with Saints for 13 years, so it was always going to be a bit strange going back for the first time.”

“It's never nice looking over your shoulder and needing other results but sometimes that happens in football. It's a lot better to know your future is in your own hands.”

“I think it's really hard to replace what Scott Brown brought to Scotland. He was one of a kind and there aren't too many players like Broony. But for me, the more you try and replicate him, the more difficult it becomes.”

“Sometimes a manager will assess the other team through the warm-up and try to get an inkling as to what way they are going to be playing.”

“I think you're always fighting a losing battle when you're Scottish and I don't think that's right. I think the way that people look at Scottish football is wrong, but at the same time, we have to start proving it on the park and start showing it again.”

“I've always said the same thing - I'm learning, I'm getting better and I'm loving playing in front of sell-out crowds.”

“If you've not got the doubts to go and prove people wrong, that's when you get into that comfort zone and stop progressing.”

“You learn more from defeats and it makes you hungry to go and improve the next time. That's the way I have dealt with things during my whole career.”

“There are always challenges that come your way and I'm probably better prepared to deal with them now I've been at Hibs.”

“If we can get Hibs into European football it would be massive for everyone involved.”

“Well I'm still a massive Celtic supporter. And I always will be. That will never leave you.”

“I want to play for Scotland at a major tournament, that is the dream and the drive for me.”

“It doesn't matter the level whether it is League Two or anywhere, you want to win games.”

“I know I have been compared with Broony and he is a player I've looked up to massively. When I first went into the Scotland squad he took me under his wing.”