Derek McInnes insists Aberdeen 's need to finish third cannot be understated.
The Dons boss has stressed the importance of his side having "meaningful games" to sustain their season.
Aberdeen are hunting down Motherwell in third and have a Scottish Cup semi-final showdown with Celtic on the horizon.
McInnes watched his side recover from a goal down to see off Hibs at Pittodrie on Saturday and hopes it marks the end of an inconsistent spell.
He said: “I thought everybody to a man were outstanding in the second half.
“The players have to deliver the performance and they did it brilliantly.
“We played with assurance, confidence and intelligence when they went down to 10 men.
“It is so important that we finish third at the end of the season.
“It is an important game and clubs like Aberdeen should be playing meaningful games at this stage in the season.
“I am not really interested in how the table looks just now.
“We have got ourselves in a situation through inconsistency, particularly either side of the New Year.
“Now what we have to do is that consistency of performance we have been seeing away from home and that consistency of results of late.
“The players deserve so much credit in winning a really meaningful, important game.
“As long as we keeping winning and picking up results the next game will become just as important.
“Motherwell next week will be just as important.”
