Are there already worrying signs for Vrancken's Hearts?
Former Hearts forward Ryan Stevenson delivers a scathing verdict as Wouter Vrancken's reign begins with a chastening Champions League elimination.
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"Hearts just look as if it's just a new squad flung in together, with the manager too, trying to find their way."
— Ryan Stevenson , Athlete
"It's early days, but if you look at that squad, you have to be a big character to go out when things aren't going well to demand the ball and drag the team forward."
— Ryan Stevenson , Athlete
"Physically, yes, when you see both games again, what we did with the ball was really good until the moment that you physically cannot bring it any more and that made it difficult."
— Wouter Vrancken , Executive
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Former Hearts forward Ryan Stevenson delivers a scathing verdict as Wouter Vrancken's reign begins with a chastening Champions League elimination.
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