The capital club have yet to get off the mark but there were positive signs in the defeat to Celtic according to the midfielder

Miguel Chaiwa is convinced Marink Reedijk is building something wonderful at Easter Road.

The Dutchman has has his first three games as head coach following Sunday’s 2-1 loss to Celtic in Leith.

But Chaiwa insisted the side is heading in the right direction going into a mammoth few days that could shape the club – and manager’s – near future.

Hibs head to Paisley to face St Mirren on Wednesday looking to haul themselves off the foot of the Premiership.

It’s then Sunday’s epic Premier Sports Cup semi-final showdown with arch rivals Hearts at Hampden.

It’s five days that could make or break the campaign – and either catapult Reedijk to success or leave him facing severe early pressure.

But chilled out Chaiwa has faith the gaffer is on the right track after pushing Celtic all the way at the weekend.

The midfielder said: “I see some positives, good, really positives in looking at the way we are going as a team.

“We're trying to stick together each and every time and we just need to reflect on our mistakes and how they scored the two goals.

“I think it's what we're trying to do. Even the gaffer spoke in the pre-match meeting.

“What he's trying to do to this team is a really, really wonderful thing. Being courageous, and always being in control of the ball.

“I really, really appreciate the fans for giving us that applause at the end.”

There’s no point taking positives from a defeat to the champions to only come unstuck against the rest. Especially this week.

Hibs need points rather than plaudits. They’ve gone eight league games without a win at Easter Road across two campaigns and they also can’t afford to suffer at the hands of their fierce foes in a cup competition at the National Stadium.

Chaiwa agreed and is only looking forward. He said: “Yeah, quite right. We are looking forward to that one because Sunday is done and dusted.

“We just need to take the positives because we have a game against St Mirren so we just need to be fully focused, and not repeat our mistakes like what happened in Sunday’s game.

“We are trying to be together, being positive as a group.”

Chaiwa can see positive signs and Hibs fans are still giving the new boss the benefit of the doubt.

But the Easter Road side are still struggling to form a cohesive unit under Reedijk.

The system isn’t quite clicking and the decision to lob Grant Hanley up front for the final 10 minutes on Sunday was eyebrow raising to say the least.

It was either a bold example of thinking out of the box or complete desperation, depending on whether the glass is half full or half empty.

Either way, it didn’t say much about the current strikers available to Reedijk or the club’s recruitment strategy.

Chaiwa sidestepped the Hanley discussion like he was getting out of the way of a wild tackle.

Instead he pointed to the areas where he can see improvement to back up his claim Hibs are on the rise.

Chaiwa said: “It’s about being more in control with the ball and knowing what we want to do with the ball. For us, it's more like a clear factor for the team.

“Looking at how the gaffer wants us to play, it's really happening on the pitch.

“I might say being positive and believing in what we're doing right now at the moment.

I know it has been really, really hard for this club.

“For us, coming toe to toe against Celtic, despite our own mistakes, we're looking forward to the next game.”