Another step backwards for Hearts in defeat to Motherwell
By: Graham | January 23rd, 2008It turned out as expected. The passion from the first encounter at Tynecastle was missing and it was hard to believe that a home tie against Dundee was the reward for a victory here. Although a glaring miss by Andrius Velicka and a soft penalty award for Motherwell were the action points that defined the game, Hearts lost the match in a first half that oozed ineptitude. They were a team that simply looked as though Fir Park was not where they wanted to be. Here lies the root of the problem at the moment: we rarely field eleven men who can get fired up at the same time for the same match. Is this a failure of leadership in the dressing room or on the pitch?
Cesnauskis, after showing glimpses of something or other in the last home games, suddenly reminded us that we hadn’t missed him too much. Driver was simply absent. Why? Who knows? Perhaps we thought a bit of speed on the flank would only play into Motherwell’s hands.
To be fair, things improved in the second half and we certainly finished the stronger side. Had Velicka netted a golden chance, I would have fancied us to go on and win. Not to be. Bring on Rangers in our last chance for silverware.
Category: Hearts
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I can’t say I’m surprised by this. It seems like Velicka is one of the only ones performing up to snuff right now. What is more interesting is Frail’s insistence that Velicka needs a partner up front, although it may be a little late to accomplish anything. I’d love to get Bednar back, but that seems less and less likely.
Ah well. At this point, I’ll be happy if we finish in the top 6.
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