Naismith says Hearts are ready for anything Rangers can throw at them at Hampden on Sunday.
Steven Naismith insists Hearts are wiser for their woes against Rangers. And he’s confident they can reverse the trend of defeats in their fifth meeting of the campaign.
Abdallah Sima sneaked a 1-0 win at Tynecastle to dash Hearts’ hopes. Then, in February, Jambos were destroyed in a 5-0 Ibrox demolition job. The Gorgie gaffer insists there’s no inferiority complex – despite those downers. He said: “We’ve probably gone through every feeling. In stages, we’ve been good. What we’ve worked on and what we’ve tried to do has been good. Small moments cost us big-time. In the semi-final we were a wee bit unsure or didn’t play with freedom when we had the ball.
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