Shaun Maloney has vowed to get the Hibs punters excited as he promised a swashbuckling brand of football.
But the new Easter Road gaffer insists there will be substance to the stylish football as he aims to get the Hibees on the winning track.
Maloney has accepted his first senior managerial role with former team-mate Gary Caldwell assisting him in Leith.
The 38-year-old has been working under Roberto Martinez at Belgium who boast some of the world’s best players.
Belgium have been a free-flowing nation under Martinez and the new man in charge told the club website: “We have to try and look to excite and inspire the fans.
“I want to try and implement a style which I believe is the best way to win, it is not just for style’s sake – I really believe it is the best way to win and excite the fans at the same time.
“The connection between us and the supporters is key at the start.
“We have to inspire the players to play a certain way and hopefully build a connection between myself, the players and the fans.”
Maloney had a top level playing career on both sides of the border, winning trophies in two spells at Parkhead and lifting the FA Cup with Wigan Athletic.
He also played in MLS with Chicago Fire and won 47 caps for Scotland. Maloney added: “I always felt there was a different way of playing when I was a player myself.
“In my late twenties, when we played against top teams and other nations I began to get exposed to different styles of play.
“Roberto Martinez was a big influence on me at that stage in my career and more recently in the last few years with Belgium.
“That influence has given me a deep desire to create a different style in Scotland.
“I am very open-minded, I obviously have my own ideas on the best way to win football matches. How quickly I can implement that time will tell.
"I am really excited to work with the players, we have some very talented and technical players.
“Hopefully the way we play will show that even more but we have to compete, we have to fight in every game, every training session and every moment if we want to achieve.”
