Jack Ross wants his Hibs players to remember the "soreness and rawness" from tonight's Edinburgh derby defeat.
Hearts left Easter Road with all three points after second half goals from Sean Clare, Oliver Bozanic and Conor Washington. A late Melker Hallberg goal gave Hibs a consolation, but came too close to the end to have any real bearing on the outcome.
The Easter Road club have been on a fine run of form of late, but Ross admits tonight's defeat will hurt his players.
He said: "There are a few things to take from it. The soreness and rawness from losing a derby is there.
"I'm not encouraging them not to feel that. It's important to recognise how sore it is.
"But they will be told they're really poor. And they're not. They've shown that - and they've got an opportunity to put that right.
"We've got a big chance to put it right in five or six weeks' time."
