Lewis Anderson sits in the host chair as Barry Anderson looks over Neil Critchley's appointment as Hearts head coach, and first game in charge.
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00:00It'll be another different test of course on Thursday night, St Mirren were very poor
00:06by their standards, a lot of defensive lapses offered very little in the final third, Hearts
00:12is back four in particular, very rarely tested. As you say Barry, Ammonia will present a totally
00:18different test.
00:19Yeah, I think you're looking at probably two games at the opposite end of the spectrum
00:23in terms of what kind of opposition you're facing because Ammonia will come and try and
00:27keep the ball. Their ball retention skills are good, they've got pace out wide. The style
00:35of their play isn't massively suited to what you might call the traditional British football
00:38so yes, there'll be an element of things at Hearts where they'll say, right if we can
00:43get in their faces we can unsettle them and we're aggressive and we're pressing them and
00:47we can knock them out of their rhythm. That'll be when Hearts don't have the ball. When Ammonia
00:50have got the ball and Hearts will need to be after them, closing spaces and pressing
00:54them back, not giving them any space. When Hearts have the ball they have to be really
00:57careful with it, they have to use it really sensibly. Keep it moving at a tempo but not
01:03give it away. For me, Thursday night a big part will be about ball retention, what you
01:08do with the ball and how well you keep it. I think that's a key part of Hearts game plan,
01:11I'm pretty sure Neil Critchley will know that.