Calum Elliot says Hearts need to acknowledge where they are at as a club when taking on European heavyweights - but they can learn enough on the job to trouble Fiorentina.
The Jambos are in Florence this evening for their fourth Europa Conference League Group A match, knowing a positive result can aid their knockout round hopes. A defeat like last week's 3-0 mishap against the Serie A club leaves a tall order though but Elliot doesn't think Robbie Neilson's side should be expected to live with the likes of Fiorentina and fellow Euro foes Istanbul Basaksehir with a big gulf in budgets evident.
That much is evident in each side's squad depth, as Hearts don't quite have the same resources to maintain consistency in selection. They've lost eight of their 12 matches in all competitions and have had Liam Boyce, Kye Rowles, Beni Baningime battling longer term injuries while Craig Halkett and Stephen Kingsley have also had their issues.
