Nathaniel Atkinson met the press after Heart of Midothian's 1-1 draw with Hibernian at Tynecastle Park on Wednesday night.

Here's everything the defender had to say.

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What did you make of the performance?

I think it was a classic derby, not much football being played so we were a bit disappointed in that. We pride ourselves on being a footballing side but I think we can all agree that wasn't our best performance. 

Do you think it is an opportunity missed, a derby at home and the performance wasn't quite there?

Yeah, of course. Getting the win late on at their home ground earlier on in the season and it was a good opportunity to come back after a poor performance last weekend as well to get back on the winning run. You've got to take the positives, we got a point and extended the gap a little bit.

Have you had to rebuild a bit of confidence after the defeat at Rangers?

I think it was a bit of a wake-up call. I don't think it was a confidence thing, being on such a great run recently. That's football, you are not going to win every game. You'd like to. No player wakes up and thinks 'I want to lose'. It's one of those things. We've got another tough game on the weekend, we'll get the recovery and we'll get to that.

After the weekend and going behind in the derby, was it important to find a way not to lose?

Yeah. They got a goal early and they wanted to defend that. We started to gain a bit of confidence and get into the game. First half there was a bit more football played. We got the penalty and the goal. The second half wasn't a great game if we are honest, you take the point.

What did you make of what Lawrence had to put up with before the penalty?

That's a derby, isn't it, you've got fans in the background wanting to chuck stuff on the pitch. I don't look into it too much, it's a bit of a stupid thing, let's get on with the game. They are passionate fans, we don't agree with it, what can you do?

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Lawrence kept his cool?

Yeah, I think he had a bite of a pie after he scored the goal. He came in at half-time and said it was a bit of a spicy one. He's a world class player and nothing is going to put him off.

What's it like in a derby when it gets stretched and there is a lot of space in behind you?

It's tough. You are a full-back and you are going to come up against the tricky players and the quickest players. For me personally, it was just about getting through the game, I've been battling a bit of a flu the last week or so. It's about doing a job for the team and doing your job, helping the team not to lose. You want to win games. We are a team here, when someone is not playing well you get the other boys picking up. We defended the box well, they got in behind us a bit but it's just good not to lose.