Hearts manager Steven Naismith bemoaned his team’s sloppy defending after losing to Celtic...
HEARTS manager Steven Naismith bemoaned his team’s sloppy defending after losing to Celtic, saying that the early goal they conceded meant they never gave themselves a chance in the game at Tynecastle.
"It doesn't give you a chance to get into the game when you lose a goal after three minutes. That was the theme throughout the game - all four goals were avoidable. "In the game, there are split seconds where players need to make decisions and ultimately they are going to decide whether it's a good action or bad action and every goal today we picked the wrong action and that gave Celtic good opportunities which we highlighted before the game.
"There's maybe only one or two goals we have conceded this season that we have not played a part in ourselves. And that's an issue.Naismith now takes his team to Ibrox to face Rangers next Sunday, and he has warned his players they will be in for another chastening afternoon if they don’t buck up their ideas.“That’s the biggest thing. We will have a threat in possession, and we showed today that when we move the ball and pick the right pass, we can get through the pitch.
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