It’s inarguable that Hearts gamers made dangerous selections in large moments at a spot the place their title desires crumbled final Might.
Certainly, former Tynecastle defender Ryan McGowan prompt “quite a lot 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 gained final autumn.
“I’ve by no means seen defending like that in all my life,” he stated on Sky Sports activities. “Hearts are nonetheless making an attempt to go toe-to-toe with Celtic on 89 minutes.
“You have to pay respect to Celtic. If you happen to go man-for-man, they are going to demolish you and that is precisely what occurred there.”
Halliday picked up that theme and prompt that Vrancken would possibly profit from adapting his most popular strategy in circumstances akin to these.
“There was no accountablity,” he added on Sportsound. “He was speaking about gamers’ errors, fairly than his personal errors, which have been fairly obtrusive for me.
“Anybody who’s watched Celtic this yr will know they aim the entrance submit from set-pieces, however Hearts’ set-up did not attempt to negate that.
“I’ve praised Vrancken to the hilt – and I nonetheless assume they will end within the high three – however my fear is that if he had the chance to play that recreation once more, I do not assume he’d do something otherwise and what he stated simply proved that.”
