Robbie Neilson has identified the key strength of RFS ahead of their Europa Conference League showdown on Thursday.
Hearts head into the clash off the back of a 4-0 defeat in the opening game of the section against Istanbul Basaksehir at Tynecastle while the group bottom seeds pulled off a stunning result in Florence as they claimed a share of the spoils against Fiorentina.
The Jambos boss has watched their game back and is well aware of the defensive qualities they possess with FIVE players standing at 6ft3 plus. This will also mean the Latvians pose a real threat at set-plays with the capital club needing to be on guard. Neilson and Co are on a bad run of form at the moment with results not going in their favour, but they will hope to put things right this midweek before heading into domestic action.
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Speaking to the Scottish Sun, the Hearts gaffer said: “We watched their game against Fiorentina and RFS defended really well.
“They have a lot of physicality in their team, they have five boys in their side who are 6ft3-plus.
“So it goes without saying they have a real threat at set-plays and we’ll need to be on our guard.
“Andrej Ilic, the young kid up front, is a real target man for them.
"So they have a lot of threats. They did well to get the point.
“It’s difficult to go to a place like Florence and get anything, so it was an outstanding result for them.
“But we feel we have got the players who can take the game to them.”
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