Celtic thrash Hearts: Wouter Vrancken ways in highlight

It is inarguable that Hearts gamers made dangerous choices in massive moments at a spot the place their title desires crumbled final May.

Indeed, former Tynecastle defender Ryan McGowan steered “a variety of gamers went lacking” and that no matter directions Vrancken gave them “went utterly out their ears”.

Former Scotland striker Kris Boyd, although, was extra astonished by how Hearts approached the journey to a venue the place they received final autumn.

“I’ve by no means seen defending like that in all my life,” he mentioned on Sky Sports. “Hearts are nonetheless attempting to go toe-to-toe with Celtic on 89 minutes.

“You’ve received to pay respect to Celtic. If you go man-for-man, they may demolish you and that is precisely what occurred there.”

Halliday picked up that theme and steered that Vrancken would possibly profit from adapting his most well-liked method in circumstances similar to these.

“There was no accountablity,” he added on Sportsound. “He was speaking about gamers’ errors, fairly than his personal errors, which had been fairly obvious for me.

“Anyone who’s watched Celtic this yr will know they aim the entrance publish from set-pieces, however Hearts’ arrange did not attempt to negate that.

“I’ve praised Vrancken to the hilt – and I nonetheless assume they’re going to end within the prime three – however my fear is that if he had the chance to play that sport once more, I do not assume he’d do something in another way and what he mentioned simply proved that.”