Hearts thrashed by Celtic as Vrancken blames individual errors

Summarised from BBC Sport's report · Updated 19 Oct, 11:28 · Archive

Hearts were heavily defeated by Celtic on Sunday, conceding seven goals.

Hearts were heavily defeated by Celtic, conceding seven goals on Sunday. Two goals came within ten minutes, four within 40, and two more after half-time in a poor display.

Manager Wouter Vrancken blamed individual player mistakes for the result, telling BBC Sport Scotland that two set-plays 'killed' his side at the start and that 'all of their goals were individual mistakes'. He urged players to learn from the errors without doubting their abilities, but did not reflect on his own tactical decisions.

The defeat echoed earlier heavy defeats under Vrancken in European qualification matches against Sturm Graz and Benfica, when his attack-minded approach was exposed. This came despite Hearts having gone 13 games with just one defeat before the Celtic match.

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• Hearts humiliated - but would Vrancken do anything differently?Manager Wouter Vrancken focuses on individual errors by his players rather than his tactical approach after Hearts are thrashed by Celtic.BBC Sport · 19 Oct, 09:30

In this story: Hearts · Celtic · Wouter Vrancken · Andy Halliday · Sturm Graz · Benfica

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